diff --git a/configure b/configure
index e53e2a51df..1816f8c094 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -12462,6 +12462,8 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 ac_config_headers="$ac_config_headers config.h"
 
 
+ac_config_commands="$ac_config_commands default-1"
+
 ac_config_files="$ac_config_files Makefile pcap-filter.manmisc pcap-linktype.manmisc pcap-tstamp.manmisc pcap-savefile.manfile pcap.3pcap pcap_compile.3pcap pcap_datalink.3pcap pcap_dump_open.3pcap pcap_list_datalinks.3pcap pcap_list_tstamp_types.3pcap pcap_open_dead.3pcap pcap_open_offline.3pcap pcap_set_tstamp_type.3pcap"
 
 cat >confcache <<\_ACEOF
@@ -12878,6 +12880,7 @@ cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<_ACEOF
 # Files that config.status was made for.
 config_files="$ac_config_files"
 config_headers="$ac_config_headers"
+config_commands="$ac_config_commands"
 
 _ACEOF
 
@@ -12904,6 +12907,9 @@ $config_files
 Configuration headers:
 $config_headers
 
+Configuration commands:
+$config_commands
+
 Report bugs to <bug-autoconf@gnu.org>."
 
 _ACEOF
@@ -13009,6 +13015,11 @@ _ASBOX
 
 _ACEOF
 cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<_ACEOF
+#
+# INIT-COMMANDS
+#
+
+
 _ACEOF
 
 cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<\_ACEOF
@@ -13018,6 +13029,7 @@ for ac_config_target in $ac_config_targets
 do
   case $ac_config_target in
     "config.h") CONFIG_HEADERS="$CONFIG_HEADERS config.h" ;;
+    "default-1") CONFIG_COMMANDS="$CONFIG_COMMANDS default-1" ;;
     "Makefile") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES Makefile" ;;
     "pcap-filter.manmisc") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES pcap-filter.manmisc" ;;
     "pcap-linktype.manmisc") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES pcap-linktype.manmisc" ;;
@@ -13047,6 +13059,7 @@ done
 if $ac_need_defaults; then
   test "${CONFIG_FILES+set}" = set || CONFIG_FILES=$config_files
   test "${CONFIG_HEADERS+set}" = set || CONFIG_HEADERS=$config_headers
+  test "${CONFIG_COMMANDS+set}" = set || CONFIG_COMMANDS=$config_commands
 fi
 
 # Have a temporary directory for convenience.  Make it in the build tree
@@ -13292,7 +13305,7 @@ cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<\_ACEOF
 fi # test -n "$CONFIG_FILES"
 
 
-for ac_tag in  :F $CONFIG_FILES  :H $CONFIG_HEADERS
+for ac_tag in  :F $CONFIG_FILES  :H $CONFIG_HEADERS    :C $CONFIG_COMMANDS
 do
   case $ac_tag in
   :[FHLC]) ac_mode=$ac_tag; continue;;
@@ -13631,9 +13644,18 @@ echo "$as_me: $ac_file is unchanged" >&6;}
   rm -f "$tmp/out12"
  ;;
 
-
+  :C)  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: executing $ac_file commands" >&5
+echo "$as_me: executing $ac_file commands" >&6;}
+ ;;
   esac
 
+
+  case $ac_file$ac_mode in
+    "default-1":C) if test -f .devel; then
+	make depend
+fi ;;
+
+  esac
 done # for ac_tag
 
 
@@ -13664,8 +13686,4 @@ if test "$no_create" != yes; then
   $ac_cs_success || { (exit 1); exit 1; }
 fi
 
-
-if test -f .devel ; then
-	make depend
-fi
 exit 0
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 10c5328172..6ae38d8b16 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1572,14 +1572,13 @@ AC_PROG_INSTALL
 
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
 
+AC_OUTPUT_COMMANDS([if test -f .devel; then
+	make depend
+fi])
 AC_OUTPUT(Makefile pcap-filter.manmisc pcap-linktype.manmisc
 	pcap-tstamp.manmisc pcap-savefile.manfile pcap.3pcap
 	pcap_compile.3pcap pcap_datalink.3pcap pcap_dump_open.3pcap
 	pcap_list_datalinks.3pcap pcap_list_tstamp_types.3pcap
 	pcap_open_dead.3pcap pcap_open_offline.3pcap
 	pcap_set_tstamp_type.3pcap)
-
-if test -f .devel ; then
-	make depend
-fi
 exit 0