diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index b3bc27646..1f4f3fdb2 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ pythonmod.lo pythonmod.o: $(srcdir)/pythonmod/pythonmod.c config.h \
 	$(srcdir)/services/cache/dns.h $(srcdir)/services/mesh.h \
 	$(srcdir)/util/rbtree.h $(srcdir)/services/modstack.h
 
-pythonmod/interface.h:	$(srcdir)/pythonmod/interface.i $(srcdir)/config.h
+pythonmod/interface.h:	$(srcdir)/pythonmod/interface.i config.h
 	@-if test ! -d pythonmod; then $(INSTALL) -d pythonmod; fi
 	$(SWIG) $(CPPFLAGS) -o $@ -python $(srcdir)/pythonmod/interface.i
 
diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index 8d1426356..9985274b1 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+5 October 2012: Wouter
+	- fix build of pythonmod in objdir (thanks Jakob Schlyter).
+
 3 October 2012: Wouter
 	- fix text in unbound-anchor man page.