diff --git a/config/rules.mk b/config/rules.mk
index bab9d395bc7..01c52d2b10a 100644
--- a/config/rules.mk
+++ b/config/rules.mk
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ HOST_LIBS_DEPS = $(filter %.$(LIB_SUFFIX), $(HOST_LIBS))
 DSO_LDOPTS_DEPS = $(EXTRA_DSO_LIBS) $(filter %.$(LIB_SUFFIX), $(EXTRA_DSO_LDOPTS))
 
 # Dependancies which, if modified, should cause everything to rebuild
-GLOBAL_DEPS += Makefile Makefile.in $(DEPTH)/config/autoconf.mk $(DEPTH)/config/config.mk
+GLOBAL_DEPS += Makefile Makefile.in $(DEPTH)/config/autoconf.mk $(topsrcdir)/config/config.mk
 
 ##############################################
 ifdef PARALLEL_DIRS
diff --git a/js/src/config/rules.mk b/js/src/config/rules.mk
index bab9d395bc7..01c52d2b10a 100644
--- a/js/src/config/rules.mk
+++ b/js/src/config/rules.mk
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ HOST_LIBS_DEPS = $(filter %.$(LIB_SUFFIX), $(HOST_LIBS))
 DSO_LDOPTS_DEPS = $(EXTRA_DSO_LIBS) $(filter %.$(LIB_SUFFIX), $(EXTRA_DSO_LDOPTS))
 
 # Dependancies which, if modified, should cause everything to rebuild
-GLOBAL_DEPS += Makefile Makefile.in $(DEPTH)/config/autoconf.mk $(DEPTH)/config/config.mk
+GLOBAL_DEPS += Makefile Makefile.in $(DEPTH)/config/autoconf.mk $(topsrcdir)/config/config.mk
 
 ##############################################
 ifdef PARALLEL_DIRS