diff --git a/lib/libss/Makefile b/lib/libss/Makefile
index 979238b6493d..3d37cf0386d1 100644
--- a/lib/libss/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libss/Makefile
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-#	$Id$
+#	$Id: Makefile,v 1.17 1997/02/22 15:08:00 peter Exp $
 
 LIB=	ss
-SRCS=	ss_err.c data.c error.c execute_cmd.c help.c invocation.c list_rqs.c \
+SRCS=	data.c error.c execute_cmd.c help.c invocation.c list_rqs.c \
 	listen.c pager.c parse.c prompt.c request_tbl.c requests.c \
-	std_rqs.c
+	ss_err.c ss_err.h std_rqs.c
 CFLAGS+= -I. -I${.CURDIR} -DPOSIX -DIN_LIBSS
-CLEANFILES+=	ss ss_err.c ss_err.h std_rqs.c
+CLEANFILES+=	ss_err.c ss_err.h std_rqs.c
 .if exists(${.OBJDIR}/../libcom_err)
 LIBDESTDIR=	${.OBJDIR}/../libcom_err
 .else
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ LIBDESTDIR=	${.CURDIR}/../libcom_err
 DPADD=	${LIBDESTDIR}/libcom_err.a
 LDADD=	-L${LIBDESTDIR} -lcom_err
 
-ss_err.h ss_err.c:	${.CURDIR}/ss_err.et
+ss_err.c:	ss_err.h
+
+ss_err.h:	${.CURDIR}/ss_err.et
 	test -e ss_err.et || ln -s ${.CURDIR}/ss_err.et .
 	compile_et ss_err.et
 	-test -h ss_err.et && rm -f ss_err.et
@@ -35,4 +37,3 @@ beforeinstall:
 .endif
 
 .include <bsd.lib.mk>
-