diff --git a/common/Makefile.am b/common/Makefile.am
index 0e335b1..91a7d48 100644
--- a/common/Makefile.am
+++ b/common/Makefile.am
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ MARSHALLERS_DEPS =					\
 	$(top_srcdir)/python_modules/ptypes.py		\
 	$(top_srcdir)/python_modules/spice_parser.py	\
 	$(top_srcdir)/spice_codegen.py			\
-	Makefile					\
 	$(NULL)
 
 # Note despite being autogenerated these are not part of CLEANFILES, they are