diff --git a/src/tailer/Makefile.am b/src/tailer/Makefile.am
index ce8c6e72..463b8890 100644
--- a/src/tailer/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/tailer/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/aminclude_static.am
 
+BUILT_SOURCES = tailerbin.h tailerbin.cc
+
 AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	$(CODE_COVERAGE_CPPFLAGS)