diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2f7a4f3674..a163a75b4e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1775,7 +1775,7 @@ $(SCRIPT_LIB) : % : %.sh GIT-SCRIPT-DEFINES
 	$(QUIET_GEN)$(cmd_munge_script) && \
 	mv $@+ $@
 
-git.res: git.rc
+git.res: git.rc GIT-VERSION-FILE
 	$(QUIET_RC)$(RC) \
 	  $(join -DMAJOR= -DMINOR= -DPATCH=, $(wordlist 1,3,$(subst -, ,$(subst ., ,$(GIT_VERSION))))) \
 	  -DGIT_VERSION="\\\"$(GIT_VERSION)\\\"" $< -o $@