diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bf795129f1..f68bc224b7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2028,7 +2028,7 @@ $(BUILT_INS): git$X
 
 command-list.h: generate-cmdlist.sh command-list.txt
 
-command-list.h: $(wildcard Documentation/git*.txt)
+command-list.h: $(wildcard Documentation/git*.txt) Documentation/config.txt
 	$(QUIET_GEN)$(SHELL_PATH) ./generate-cmdlist.sh command-list.txt >$@+ && mv $@+ $@
 
 SCRIPT_DEFINES = $(SHELL_PATH_SQ):$(DIFF_SQ):$(GIT_VERSION):\