diff --git a/libgimp/Makefile.am b/libgimp/Makefile.am
index 8e780bdb7f..f7c9964c4d 100644
--- a/libgimp/Makefile.am
+++ b/libgimp/Makefile.am
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ libgimp_@GIMP_API_VERSION@_la_LDFLAGS = \
 	$(libgimp_export_symbols)		\
 	$(framework_cocoa)
 
-libgimp_@GIMP_API_VERSION@_la_DEPENDENCIES = $(gimp_def)
+EXTRA_libgimp_@GIMP_API_VERSION@_la_DEPENDENCIES = $(gimp_def)
 
 libgimp_@GIMP_API_VERSION@_la_LIBADD = \
 	$(libgimpconfig)	\
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ libgimpui_@GIMP_API_VERSION@_la_LDFLAGS = \
 	$(libgimpui_export_symbols)		\
 	$(framework_cocoa)
 
-libgimpui_@GIMP_API_VERSION@_la_DEPENDENCIES = $(gimpui_def)
+EXTRA_libgimpui_@GIMP_API_VERSION@_la_DEPENDENCIES = $(gimpui_def)
 
 libgimpui_@GIMP_API_VERSION@_la_LIBADD = \
 	$(libgimp)		\
diff --git a/libgimpbase/Makefile.am b/libgimpbase/Makefile.am
index ffc8b3efa1..4908cc6808 100644
--- a/libgimpbase/Makefile.am
+++ b/libgimpbase/Makefile.am
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ libgimpbase_@GIMP_API_VERSION@_la_LDFLAGS = \
 	$(libgimpbase_export_symbols)		\
 	$(framework_cocoa)
 
-libgimpbase_@GIMP_API_VERSION@_la_DEPENDENCIES = $(gimpbase_def)
+EXTRA_libgimpbase_@GIMP_API_VERSION@_la_DEPENDENCIES = $(gimpbase_def)
 
 libgimpbase_@GIMP_API_VERSION@_la_LIBADD = \
 	$(GIO_LIBS)	\
diff --git a/libgimpcolor/Makefile.am b/libgimpcolor/Makefile.am
index 4a8a279751..0bb71dfcf0 100644
--- a/libgimpcolor/Makefile.am
+++ b/libgimpcolor/Makefile.am
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ libgimpcolor_@GIMP_API_VERSION@_la_LDFLAGS = \
 	$(no_undefined) 			\
 	$(libgimpcolor_export_symbols)
 
-libgimpcolor_@GIMP_API_VERSION@_la_DEPENDENCIES = $(gimpcolor_def)
+EXTRA_libgimpcolor_@GIMP_API_VERSION@_la_DEPENDENCIES = $(gimpcolor_def)
 
 libgimpcolor_@GIMP_API_VERSION@_la_LIBADD = \
 	$(libgimpbase)		\
diff --git a/libgimpconfig/Makefile.am b/libgimpconfig/Makefile.am
index 696ffbb099..a6f2f43bca 100644
--- a/libgimpconfig/Makefile.am
+++ b/libgimpconfig/Makefile.am
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ libgimpconfig_@GIMP_API_VERSION@_la_LDFLAGS = \
 	$(no_undefined) 			\
 	$(libgimpconfig_export_symbols)
 
-libgimpconfig_@GIMP_API_VERSION@_la_DEPENDENCIES = $(gimpconfig_def)
+EXTRA_libgimpconfig_@GIMP_API_VERSION@_la_DEPENDENCIES = $(gimpconfig_def)
 
 libgimpconfig_@GIMP_API_VERSION@_la_LIBADD = \
 	$(libgimpbase)	\
diff --git a/libgimpmath/Makefile.am b/libgimpmath/Makefile.am
index fa60eb2870..81db81dde0 100644
--- a/libgimpmath/Makefile.am
+++ b/libgimpmath/Makefile.am
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ libgimpmath_@GIMP_API_VERSION@_la_LDFLAGS = \
 	$(no_undefined)				\
 	$(libgimpmath_export_symbols)
 
-libgimpmath_@GIMP_API_VERSION@_la_DEPENDENCIES = $(gimpmath_def)
+EXTRA_libgimpmath_@GIMP_API_VERSION@_la_DEPENDENCIES = $(gimpmath_def)
 
 libgimpmath_@GIMP_API_VERSION@_la_LIBADD = \
 	$(libgimpbase)	\
diff --git a/libgimpmodule/Makefile.am b/libgimpmodule/Makefile.am
index 9b4d4d9ccd..a76526b857 100644
--- a/libgimpmodule/Makefile.am
+++ b/libgimpmodule/Makefile.am
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ libgimpmodule_@GIMP_API_VERSION@_la_LDFLAGS = \
 	$(no_undefined) 			\
 	$(libgimpmodule_export_symbols)
 
-libgimpmodule_@GIMP_API_VERSION@_la_DEPENDENCIES = $(gimpmodule_def)
+EXTRA_libgimpmodule_@GIMP_API_VERSION@_la_DEPENDENCIES = $(gimpmodule_def)
 
 libgimpmodule_@GIMP_API_VERSION@_la_LIBADD = \
 	$(libgimpbase)			\
diff --git a/libgimpwidgets/Makefile.am b/libgimpwidgets/Makefile.am
index fc93196fed..f76b1f5bd6 100644
--- a/libgimpwidgets/Makefile.am
+++ b/libgimpwidgets/Makefile.am
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ libgimpwidgets_@GIMP_API_VERSION@_la_LDFLAGS = \
 	$(no_undefined) 			\
 	$(libgimpwidgets_export_symbols)
 
-libgimpwidgets_@GIMP_API_VERSION@_la_DEPENDENCIES = $(gimpwidgets_def)
+EXTRA_libgimpwidgets_@GIMP_API_VERSION@_la_DEPENDENCIES = $(gimpwidgets_def)
 
 libgimpwidgets_@GIMP_API_VERSION@_la_LIBADD = \
 	$(libgimpbase)		\