diff --git a/reactos/Makefile b/reactos/Makefile
index f31ae65724a..5bc7919ca7f 100644
--- a/reactos/Makefile
+++ b/reactos/Makefile
@@ -29,16 +29,18 @@ endif
 include tools/Makefile
 -include Makefile.auto
 
-Makefile.auto: $(RMKDIR_TARGET) $(BUILDNO_TARGET) $(NCI_SERVICE_FILES) $(WMC_TARGET) $(RBUILD_TARGET)
-	tools$(SEP)rbuild$(SEP)rbuild$(EXEPOSTFIX) mingw
-	$(MAKE) $(MAKECMDGOALS)
-
-init: \
+PREAUTO := \
+	include$(SEP)reactos$(SEP)buildno.h \
 	include$(SEP)reactos$(SEP)bugcodes.h \
 	ntoskrnl$(SEP)bugcodes.rc \
 	include$(SEP)reactos$(SEP)errcodes.h \
 	lib$(SEP)kernel32$(SEP)errcodes.rc
 
+Makefile.auto: $(RMKDIR_TARGET) $(BUILDNO_TARGET) $(NCI_SERVICE_FILES) $(WMC_TARGET) $(RBUILD_TARGET) $(PREAUTO)
+	tools$(SEP)rbuild$(SEP)rbuild$(EXEPOSTFIX) mingw
+	$(MAKE) $(MAKECMDGOALS)
+
+
 include$(SEP)reactos$(SEP)bugcodes.h ntoskrnl$(SEP)bugcodes.rc: $(WMC_TARGET) ntoskrnl$(SEP)ntoskrnl.mc
 	$(WMC_TARGET) -H include$(SEP)reactos$(SEP)bugcodes.h -o ntoskrnl$(SEP)bugcodes.rc ntoskrnl$(SEP)ntoskrnl.mc