diff --git a/clutter/Makefile.am b/clutter/Makefile.am
index f19188fe9..f8e35e375 100644
--- a/clutter/Makefile.am
+++ b/clutter/Makefile.am
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ endif # LOCAL_JSON_GLIB
 if HAVE_INTROSPECTION
 INTROSPECTION_GIRS += Clutter-@CLUTTER_API_VERSION@.gir
 
-Clutter-@CLUTTER_API_VERSION@.gir: libclutter-@CLUTTER_SONAME_INFIX@-@CLUTTER_API_VERSION@.la Makefile
+Clutter-@CLUTTER_API_VERSION@.gir: libclutter-@CLUTTER_SONAME_INFIX@-@CLUTTER_API_VERSION@.la $(clutter_json_gir) Makefile
 
 Clutter_@CLUTTER_API_VERSION_AM@_gir_NAMESPACE = Clutter
 Clutter_@CLUTTER_API_VERSION_AM@_gir_VERSION = @CLUTTER_API_VERSION@