diff --git a/tools/root.make b/tools/root.make
index 5d2cea5567..b9742448e6 100644
--- a/tools/root.make
+++ b/tools/root.make
@@ -313,5 +313,5 @@ $(BUILDDIR)/%.o: $(ROOTDIR)/%.S
 	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 	$(call PRINTS,CC $(subst $(ROOTDIR)/,,$<))$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
 
-reconf:
+Makefile: $(TOOLSDIR)/configure
 	$(SILENT)$(TOOLSDIR)/configure $(CONFIGURE_OPTIONS)