diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 98be02ca26c8..848bc6c8269b 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ lib_LTLIBRARIES += libuninameslist.la
 
 include_HEADERS = uninameslist.h
 libuninameslist_la_LIBADD =
+EXTRA_libuninameslist_la_DEPENDENCIES =
 man_MANS = libuninameslist.3
 noinst_HEADERS = nameslist-dll.h
 
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ libuninameslist_fr_la_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) -version-info $(FR_VERSION)
 libuninameslist_fr_la_SOURCES = nameslist-fr.c
 libuninameslist_fr_la.$(OBJEXT): uninameslist-fr.h nameslist-dll.h
 libuninameslist_la_LIBADD += -luninameslist-fr
+EXTRA_libuninameslist_la_DEPENDENCIES += libuninameslist-fr.la
 man_MANS += libuninameslist-fr.3
 else
 EXTRA_DIST += nameslist-fr.c uninameslist-fr.h libuninameslist-fr.3