diff --git a/applets/Makefile.in b/applets/Makefile.in
index f198a1447..eaa043e61 100644
--- a/applets/Makefile.in
+++ b/applets/Makefile.in
@@ -25,8 +25,12 @@ endif
 APPLET_SRC:=applets.c busybox.c usage.c
 APPLET_OBJ:= $(patsubst %.c,$(APPLETS_DIR)%.o, $(APPLET_SRC))
 
+
+
 libraries-y+=$(APPLETS_DIR)$(APPLETS_AR)
 
+$(APPLET_OBJ): $(TOPDIR).config
+
 $(APPLETS_DIR)$(APPLETS_AR): $(APPLET_OBJ)
 	$(AR) -ro $@ $(APPLET_OBJ)