diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 07df53871a..1f73a0a6a8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ config.h: .config
 	@-tput sgr0 2>/dev/null
 
 SUBDIR_VARS := CLEANFILES EXAMPLES FFLIBS HOSTPROGS TESTPROGS TOOLS      \
-               ARCH_HEADERS BUILT_HEADERS SKIPHEADERS                    \
+               HEADERS ARCH_HEADERS BUILT_HEADERS SKIPHEADERS            \
                ARMV5TE-OBJS ARMV6-OBJS ARMVFP-OBJS NEON-OBJS             \
                ALTIVEC-OBJS VIS-OBJS                                     \
                MMX-OBJS YASM-OBJS                                        \
diff --git a/common.mak b/common.mak
index dd9f4cbbc5..c4d299960e 100644
--- a/common.mak
+++ b/common.mak
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ HOSTPROGS := $(HOSTPROGS:%=$(SUBDIR)%$(HOSTEXESUF))
 TOOLS     += $(TOOLS-yes)
 TOOLOBJS  := $(TOOLS:%=tools/%.o)
 TOOLS     := $(TOOLS:%=tools/%$(EXESUF))
+HEADERS   += $(HEADERS-yes)
 
 DEP_LIBS := $(foreach NAME,$(FFLIBS),lib$(NAME)/$($(CONFIG_SHARED:yes=S)LIBNAME))