diff --git a/make/automake.mk b/make/automake.mk
index 722be38b2..52ffebb4a 100644
--- a/make/automake.mk
+++ b/make/automake.mk
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ $(AUTOMAKE_DIR)/.configured: $(AUTOMAKE_DIR)/.unpacked
 
 $(AUTOMAKE_DIR)/$(AUTOMAKE_BINARY): $(AUTOMAKE_DIR)/.configured
 	$(MAKE) CC=$(TARGET_CC1) -C $(AUTOMAKE_DIR)
+	touch -c $(AUTOMAKE_DIR)/$(AUTOMAKE_BINARY)
 
 $(TARGET_DIR)/$(AUTOMAKE_TARGET_BINARY): $(AUTOMAKE_DIR)/$(AUTOMAKE_BINARY)
 	PATH=$(STAGING_DIR)/bin:$$PATH CC=$(TARGET_CC1) \
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ $(TARGET_DIR)/$(AUTOMAKE_TARGET_BINARY): $(AUTOMAKE_DIR)/$(AUTOMAKE_BINARY)
 	    includedir=$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/include \
 	    -C $(AUTOMAKE_DIR) install;
 	rm -rf $(TARGET_DIR)/share/locale
+	touch -c $(TARGET_DIR)/$(AUTOMAKE_TARGET_BINARY)
 
 automake: uclibc $(TARGET_DIR)/$(AUTOMAKE_TARGET_BINARY)