diff --git a/libavcodec/Makefile b/libavcodec/Makefile
index aae75fc869..1fa4254058 100644
--- a/libavcodec/Makefile
+++ b/libavcodec/Makefile
@@ -652,8 +652,8 @@ else
 $(SUBDIR)%_tablegen$(HOSTEXESUF): HOSTCFLAGS += -DCONFIG_SMALL=0
 endif
 
-$(SUBDIR)%_tablegen$(HOSTEXESUF): $(SUBDIR)%_tablegen.c $(SUBDIR)tableprint.c
-	$(HOSTCC) $(HOSTCFLAGS) $(HOSTLDFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(HOSTLIBS)
+$(SUBDIR)%_tablegen$(HOSTEXESUF): $(SUBDIR)%_tablegen.c $(SUBDIR)%_tablegen.h $(SUBDIR)tableprint.c
+	$(HOSTCC) $(HOSTCFLAGS) $(HOSTLDFLAGS) -o $@ $(filter %.c,$^) $(HOSTLIBS)
 
 $(SUBDIR)%_tables.h: $(SUBDIR)%_tablegen$(HOSTEXESUF)
 	$(M)./$< > $@