diff --git a/sys/conf/Makefile.i386 b/sys/conf/Makefile.i386
index 70eacf4809c..27031067dd9 100644
--- a/sys/conf/Makefile.i386
+++ b/sys/conf/Makefile.i386
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Copyright 1990 W. Jolitz
 #	from: @(#)Makefile.i386	7.1 5/10/91
-#	$Id: Makefile.i386,v 1.41 1994/10/01 21:43:24 rgrimes Exp $
+#	$Id: Makefile.i386,v 1.42 1994/10/02 21:50:51 phk Exp $
 #
 # Makefile for FreeBSD
 #
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ assym.s: genassym
 
 # Some of the defines that genassym outputs may well depend on the 
 # value of kernel options.
-genassym:	Makefile ${I386}/i386/genassym.c
+genassym:	Makefile genassym.o
 	${CC} ${INCLUDES} -DKERNEL ${IDENT} ${PARAM} \
 		 ${I386}/i386/genassym.c -static -o genassym
 
diff --git a/sys/conf/Makefile.powerpc b/sys/conf/Makefile.powerpc
index 70eacf4809c..27031067dd9 100644
--- a/sys/conf/Makefile.powerpc
+++ b/sys/conf/Makefile.powerpc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Copyright 1990 W. Jolitz
 #	from: @(#)Makefile.i386	7.1 5/10/91
-#	$Id: Makefile.i386,v 1.41 1994/10/01 21:43:24 rgrimes Exp $
+#	$Id: Makefile.i386,v 1.42 1994/10/02 21:50:51 phk Exp $
 #
 # Makefile for FreeBSD
 #
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ assym.s: genassym
 
 # Some of the defines that genassym outputs may well depend on the 
 # value of kernel options.
-genassym:	Makefile ${I386}/i386/genassym.c
+genassym:	Makefile genassym.o
 	${CC} ${INCLUDES} -DKERNEL ${IDENT} ${PARAM} \
 		 ${I386}/i386/genassym.c -static -o genassym
 
diff --git a/sys/i386/conf/Makefile.i386 b/sys/i386/conf/Makefile.i386
index 70eacf4809c..27031067dd9 100644
--- a/sys/i386/conf/Makefile.i386
+++ b/sys/i386/conf/Makefile.i386
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Copyright 1990 W. Jolitz
 #	from: @(#)Makefile.i386	7.1 5/10/91
-#	$Id: Makefile.i386,v 1.41 1994/10/01 21:43:24 rgrimes Exp $
+#	$Id: Makefile.i386,v 1.42 1994/10/02 21:50:51 phk Exp $
 #
 # Makefile for FreeBSD
 #
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ assym.s: genassym
 
 # Some of the defines that genassym outputs may well depend on the 
 # value of kernel options.
-genassym:	Makefile ${I386}/i386/genassym.c
+genassym:	Makefile genassym.o
 	${CC} ${INCLUDES} -DKERNEL ${IDENT} ${PARAM} \
 		 ${I386}/i386/genassym.c -static -o genassym