diff --git a/src/bin/Makefile.mk b/src/bin/Makefile.mk
index 1b9dc19f4..78e5c3a5d 100644
--- a/src/bin/Makefile.mk
+++ b/src/bin/Makefile.mk
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-DISTCLEANFILES += \
+E_EOLIANFILES = \
 src/bin/e_comp_object.eo.c \
-src/bin/e_comp_object.eo.h \
+src/bin/e_comp_object.eo.h
+
+DISTCLEANFILES += \
+$(E_EOLIANFILES) \
 src/bin/e_fm_shared_types.h
 
 EXTRA_DIST += \
@@ -386,8 +389,7 @@ enlightenment_src += \
 src/bin/e_comp_wl.c
 endif
 
-src_bin_enlightenment_DEPENDENCIES = \
-src/bin/e_comp_object.eo.c
+src/bin/e_comp_object.c: $(E_EOLIANFILES)
 
 src_bin_enlightenment_CPPFLAGS = $(E_CPPFLAGS) -DEFL_BETA_API_SUPPORT -DEFL_EO_API_SUPPORT -DE_LOGGING=1 @WAYLAND_CFLAGS@ @WAYLAND_EGL_CFLAGS@ @ECORE_X_CFLAGS@ -DNEED_X=1
 src_bin_enlightenment_SOURCES = \