diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 20d1347140..3f36928afb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ Remote/S3.o: Remote/S3.hs
 		echo "** building without S3 support"; \
 	fi
 
-$(bins): $(sources)
+sources: $(sources)
+
+$(bins): sources
 	$(GHCMAKE) $@
 
 git-annex.1: doc/git-annex.mdwn
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 9ab3b4fd3d..973623e200 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 git-annex (3.20110903) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
 
   * Improve display of newlines around error and warning messages.
+  * Fix Makefile to work with cabal again.
 
  -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>  Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:45:16 -0400