diff --git a/configure-libafs.in b/configure-libafs.in
index a371b97904..de396e041a 100644
--- a/configure-libafs.in
+++ b/configure-libafs.in
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ OPENAFS_CONFIGURE_COMMON
 AC_OUTPUT(             \
 Makefile               \
 src/config/Makefile.config \
-src/config/Makefile.version \
+src/config/Makefile.version:src/config/Makefile.version-NOCML.in \
 src/libafs/Makefile.common \
 src/libafs/Makefile \
 )
diff --git a/src/config/Makefile.in b/src/config/Makefile.in
index 45547a6293..8d4e184c16 100644
--- a/src/config/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/config/Makefile.in
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ all: config mkvers \
 
 Makefile.version: ${srcdir}/Makefile.version-CML Makefile.version-NOCML
 	$(RM) -f Makefile.version
-	$(CP) Makefile.version-NOCML.in Makefile.version.in
 	if	[ -r SRC/../CML/state ] ; \
 	then	$(CP) ${srcdir}/Makefile.version-CML Makefile.version ; \
 	else	$(CP) Makefile.version-NOCML Makefile.version ; \