diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a313406d92adf6..d2f393d741e4cd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -146,7 +146,9 @@ out/Makefile: config.gypi common.gypi node.gyp \
 	tools/v8_gypfiles/inspector.gypi tools/v8_gypfiles/v8.gyp
 	$(PYTHON) tools/gyp_node.py -f make
 
-config.gypi: configure configure.py
+# node_version.h is listed because the N-API version is taken from there
+# and included in config.gypi
+config.gypi: configure configure.py src/node_version.h
 	@if [ -x config.status ]; then \
 		./config.status; \
 	else \