diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index af29b78daa..0fa87aa44f 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ fake.rb:	miniruby$(EXEEXT)
 config.status:	$(srcdir)/configure
 		$(SHELL) ./config.status --recheck
 
-	$(srcdir)/configure: $(srcdir)/configure.in
+$(srcdir)/configure: $(srcdir)/configure.in
 		cd $(srcdir) && $(AUTOCONF)
 
 .c.@OBJEXT@: