diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 76a5f13d09..90ef32ccf2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ hdevtools:
 
 distributionupdate:
 	git pull
+	cabal configure
 	ghc --make Build/DistributionUpdate
 	./Build/DistributionUpdate