diff --git a/conf/any-emu.rmk b/conf/any-emu.rmk
index 3e92cbe73..542cd9bd1 100644
--- a/conf/any-emu.rmk
+++ b/conf/any-emu.rmk
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ grub_emu_LDFLAGS += $(LIBPCIACCESS)
 endif
 
 
-grub_emu_init.h: genemuinitheader.sh
+grub_emu_init.h: genemuinitheader.sh $(pkglib_MODULES)
 	rm -f $@; echo $(pkglib_MODULES) | sh $(srcdir)/genemuinitheader.sh $(NM)  > $@
 DISTCLEANFILES += grub_emu_init.h