diff --git a/buildsys.mk.in b/buildsys.mk.in
index 3a9d497..2bf3ba1 100644
--- a/buildsys.mk.in
+++ b/buildsys.mk.in
@@ -442,4 +442,4 @@ INSTALL_FAILED = printf "\033[K\033[0;31mFailed to install \033[1;31m$$i\033[0;3
 DELETE_OK = printf "\033[K\033[0;34mDeleted \033[1;34m$$i\033[0;34m.\033[0m\n"
 DELETE_FAILED = printf "\033[K\033[0;31mFailed to delete \033[1;31m$$i\033[0;31m!\033[0m\n"; exit 1
 
--include .deps
+include .deps
diff --git a/m4/buildsys.m4 b/m4/buildsys.m4
index cf5a008..537e2a9 100644
--- a/m4/buildsys.m4
+++ b/m4/buildsys.m4
@@ -132,3 +132,10 @@ AC_DEFUN([BUILDSYS_SHARED_LIB], [
 	AC_SUBST(UNINSTALL_LIB)
 	AC_SUBST(CLEAN_LIB)
 ])
+
+AC_DEFUN([BUILDSYS_TOUCH_DEPS], [
+	$as_echo "$as_me: Touching .deps files"
+	for i in $(find . -name Makefile); do
+		touch $(dirname $i)/.deps
+	done
+])