diff --git a/Makefile.org b/Makefile.org
index b0c0a850ce..72a8abfcf7 100644
--- a/Makefile.org
+++ b/Makefile.org
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ do_reliantunix-shared:
 	libs="$$libs -l$$i"; \
 	done
 
-openssl.pc:
+openssl.pc: Makefile.ssl
 	@ ( echo 'prefix=$(INSTALLTOP)'; \
 	    echo 'exec_prefix=$${prefix}'; \
 	    echo 'libdir=$${exec_prefix}/lib'; \