diff --git a/Makefile.org b/Makefile.org
index c0ed9e42989166a41354fd4363e0f85e4d06b5da..b0f76b7a48f997c65b10adc89a18fd68406f284e 100644
--- a/Makefile.org
+++ b/Makefile.org
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ do_$(SHLIB_TARGET):
 		libs="$$libs -l$$i"; \
 	done
 
-openssl.pc:
+openssl.pc: Makefile.ssl
 	@ ( echo 'prefix=$(INSTALLTOP)'; \
 	    echo 'exec_prefix=$${prefix}'; \
 	    echo 'libdir=$${exec_prefix}/lib'; \