diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 63a061ec..1ff6bb0c 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -172,6 +172,17 @@ if HAVE_RE2C
 	$(REC2_V)test $@ -ef $(srcdir)/$*.cc || cp $@ $(srcdir)/$*.cc
 endif
 
+lnav_config.$(OBJEXT): default-config.h
+
+log_format_loader.$(OBJEXT): \
+	builtin-scripts.h \
+	builtin-sh-scripts.h \
+	default-formats.h
+
+styling.$(OBJEXT): ansi-palette-json.h xterm-palette-json.h
+
+view_helpers.$(OBJEXT): help-txt.h
+
 LNAV_BUILT_FILES = \
     ansi-palette-json.h \
     ansi-palette-json.c \
@@ -354,11 +365,8 @@ noinst_HEADERS = \
     fmtlib/fmt/posix.h \
     fmtlib/fmt/format.h
 
-BUILT_SOURCES = \
-	$(LNAV_BUILT_FILES)
-
 nodist_libdiag_a_SOURCES = \
-	$(BUILT_SOURCES)
+	$(LNAV_BUILT_FILES)
 
 libdiag_a_SOURCES = \
 	ansi_scrubber.cc \
@@ -440,6 +448,8 @@ libdiag_a_SOURCES = \
 	xterm_mouse.cc \
 	spookyhash/SpookyV2.cpp
 
+lnav.$(OBJEXT): help-txt.h init-sql.h
+
 lnav_SOURCES = lnav.cc
 
 lnav_test_SOURCES = lnav.cc test_override.c
@@ -463,7 +473,7 @@ CLEANFILES = \
 	bin2c$(BUILD_EXEEXT)
 
 DISTCLEANFILES = \
-    $(BUILT_SOURCES) \
+    $(LNAV_BUILT_FILES) \
 	$(RE2C_FILES)
 
 uncrusty: