diff --git a/configure/RULES_JAVA b/configure/RULES_JAVA
index 402929c6f..4af9df332 100644
--- a/configure/RULES_JAVA
+++ b/configure/RULES_JAVA
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ JAVA_BIN = $(JAVA_DIR)/bin
 JAVA_INCLUDES += -I${JAVA_INC} -I${JAVA_INC}/${OS_CLASS}
 
 JAVACCMD = $(subst \,/,$(JAVA_BIN)/javac$(EXE) $(CLASSPATH) $(SOURCEPATH) $(JAVACFLAGS))
-JAVAHCMD = $(subst \,/,$(JAVA_BIN)/javah$(EXE) -d .  -force $(CLASSPATH) $(JAVAHFLAGS))
+JAVAHCMD = $(subst \,/,$(JAVA_BIN)/javah$(EXE) -d $(COMMON_DIR) -force $(CLASSPATH) $(JAVAHFLAGS))
 JARCMD   = $(subst \,/,$(JAVA_BIN)/jar$(EXE) $(JAR_OPTIONS) $(COMMON_JAR) $(JARINPUT))
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------
@@ -137,3 +137,6 @@ $(INSTALL_JAVA)/%.jar: $(COMMON_DIR)/%.jar
 	@$(INSTALL) -d -m 644 $< $(@D)
 
 .PHONY: all install buildInstall rebuild clean build inc
+
+.PRECIOUS: $(COMMON_JAVAINC)
+