diff --git a/Makefile.def b/Makefile.def
index 3930d9976a6..c83d9c4a813 100644
--- a/Makefile.def
+++ b/Makefile.def
@@ -540,6 +540,7 @@ dependencies = { module=install-strip-sid; on=install-strip-tcl; };
 dependencies = { module=install-sid; on=install-tk; };
 dependencies = { module=install-strip-sid; on=install-strip-tk; };
 
+dependencies = { module=configure-sim; on=all-gnulib; };
 dependencies = { module=configure-sim; on=configure-intl; };
 dependencies = { module=all-sim; on=all-intl; };
 dependencies = { module=all-sim; on=all-libiberty; };
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index b6cf33077a4..ab883f69115 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -61035,6 +61035,7 @@ install-sid: maybe-install-tcl
 install-strip-sid: maybe-install-strip-tcl
 install-sid: maybe-install-tk
 install-strip-sid: maybe-install-strip-tk
+configure-sim: maybe-all-gnulib
 all-sim: maybe-all-readline
 all-fastjar: maybe-all-build-texinfo
 all-libctf: all-libiberty