diff --git a/vapi/Makefile.am b/vapi/Makefile.am
index faa9eac71..a63a3c76d 100644
--- a/vapi/Makefile.am
+++ b/vapi/Makefile.am
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ if ENABLE_VAPIGEN
 include Makefile.vapigen
 
 libnm-util.vapi: $(top_srcdir)/libnm-util/NetworkManager-1.0.gir  libnm-util.deps NetworkManager-1.0.metadata
-libnm-glib.vapi: $(top_srcdir)/libnm-glib/NMClient-1.0.gir  libnm-glib.deps NMClient-1.0.metadata
+libnm-glib.vapi: $(top_srcdir)/libnm-glib/NMClient-1.0.gir  libnm-glib.deps NMClient-1.0.metadata libnm-util.vapi
 
 
 libnm_util_vapi_METADATADIRS = $(srcdir)