diff --git a/gdk-pixbuf/Makefile.am b/gdk-pixbuf/Makefile.am
index 58685dcb9e..cf1769bae9 100644
--- a/gdk-pixbuf/Makefile.am
+++ b/gdk-pixbuf/Makefile.am
@@ -691,6 +691,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST +=					\
 
 if HAVE_INTROSPECTION
 
+GdkPixbuf-2.0.gir: libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.la Makefile
 GdkPixbuf_2_0_gir_SCANNERFLAGS = --strip-prefix=Gdk
 GdkPixbuf_2_0_gir_INCLUDES = GModule-2.0 Gio-2.0
 GdkPixbuf_2_0_gir_LIBS = libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.la
diff --git a/gdk/Makefile.am b/gdk/Makefile.am
index 29ffa6452c..2cee8f43b1 100644
--- a/gdk/Makefile.am
+++ b/gdk/Makefile.am
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ introspection_files = \
         gdkenumtypes.h \
         $(srcdir)/x11/*.c
 
+Gdk-2.0.gir: $(gdktargetlib) Makefile
 Gdk_2_0_gir_SCANNERFLAGS = --strip-prefix=Gdk --add-include-path=../gdk-pixbuf
 Gdk_2_0_gir_INCLUDES = Gio-2.0 GdkPixbuf-2.0 Pango-1.0
 Gdk_2_0_gir_LIBS = $(gdktargetlib)