diff --git a/Changelog b/Changelog
index 6956ac92c..1f288f1f8 100644
--- a/Changelog
+++ b/Changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+- Add iferror.m4 rather generate it out of the Makefiles.
 - Definitions for open permisson on file and similar objects from Eric
   Paris.
 - Apt updates for ptys and logs, from Martin Orr.
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1af6b9b5d..ab508f392 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ setbools := $(AWK) -f $(support)/set_bools_tuns.awk
 get_type_attr_decl := $(SED) -r -f $(support)/get_type_attr_decl.sed
 comment_move_decl := $(SED) -r -f $(support)/comment_move_decl.sed
 gennetfilter := $(PYTHON) -E $(support)/gennetfilter.py
+m4iferror := $(support)/iferror.m4
 # use our own genhomedircon to make sure we have a known usable one,
 # so policycoreutils updates are not required (RHEL4)
 genhomedircon := $(PYTHON) -E $(support)/genhomedircon
diff --git a/Rules.modular b/Rules.modular
index e832d79ad..1b767b07c 100644
--- a/Rules.modular
+++ b/Rules.modular
@@ -136,11 +136,10 @@ $(tmpdir)/global_bools.conf: M4PARAM += -D self_contained_policy
 $(tmpdir)/global_bools.conf: $(m4support) $(tmpdir)/generated_definitions.conf $(globalbool) $(globaltun)
 	$(verbose) $(M4) $(M4PARAM) $^ > $@
 
-$(tmpdir)/all_interfaces.conf: $(m4support) $(all_interfaces)
+$(tmpdir)/all_interfaces.conf: $(m4support) $(all_interfaces) $(m4iferror)
 	@test -d $(tmpdir) || mkdir -p $(tmpdir)
-	@echo "ifdef(\`__if_error',\`m4exit(1)')" > $(tmpdir)/iferror.m4
 	@echo "divert(-1)" > $@
-	$(verbose) $(M4) $^ $(tmpdir)/iferror.m4 >> $(tmpdir)/$(@F).tmp
+	$(verbose) $(M4) $^ >> $(tmpdir)/$(@F).tmp
 	$(verbose) $(SED) -e s/dollarsstar/\$$\*/g $(tmpdir)/$(@F).tmp >> $@
 	@echo "divert" >> $@
 
diff --git a/Rules.monolithic b/Rules.monolithic
index 5c11c1316..a6b0d55f0 100644
--- a/Rules.monolithic
+++ b/Rules.monolithic
@@ -124,11 +124,10 @@ $(tmpdir)/generated_definitions.conf: $(all_te_files)
 $(tmpdir)/global_bools.conf: $(m4support) $(tmpdir)/generated_definitions.conf $(globalbool) $(globaltun)
 	$(verbose) $(M4) $(M4PARAM) $^ > $@
 
-$(tmpdir)/all_interfaces.conf: $(m4support) $(all_interfaces)
+$(tmpdir)/all_interfaces.conf: $(m4support) $(all_interfaces) $(m4iferror)
 	@test -d $(tmpdir) || mkdir -p $(tmpdir)
-	@echo "ifdef(\`__if_error',\`m4exit(1)')" > $(tmpdir)/iferror.m4
 	@echo "divert(-1)" > $@
-	$(verbose) $(M4) $^ $(tmpdir)/iferror.m4 >> $(tmpdir)/$(@F).tmp
+	$(verbose) $(M4) $^ >> $(tmpdir)/$(@F).tmp
 	$(verbose) $(SED) -e s/dollarsstar/\$$\*/g $(tmpdir)/$(@F).tmp >> $@
 	@echo "divert" >> $@
 
diff --git a/support/iferror.m4 b/support/iferror.m4
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a3f36f898
--- /dev/null
+++ b/support/iferror.m4
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ifdef(`__if_error',`m4exit(1)')