--- awklib/Makefile.am
+++ awklib/Makefile.am
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@
 	$(AWK) -f $(srcdir)/extract.awk $(srcdir)/../doc/gawk.texi $(srcdir)/../doc/gawkinet.texi
 	@echo 'some makes are stupid and will not check a directory' > stamp-eg
 	@echo 'against a file, so this file is a place holder. gack.' >> stamp-eg
+$(srcdir)/eg/lib/pwcat.c $(srcdir)/eg/lib/grcat.c $(srcdir)/eg/prog/igawk.sh \
+$(srcdir)/eg/lib/passwdawk.in $(srcdir)/eg/lib/groupawk.in: stamp-eg; @:
 
 pwcat$(EXEEXT): $(srcdir)/eg/lib/pwcat.c
 	$(COMPILE) $(srcdir)/eg/lib/pwcat.c $(LDFLAGS) -o $@