diff --git a/src/Makefile.in b/src/Makefile.in
index 4eac89cd2..1e82f8f9f 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/Makefile.in
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ mods:
 version.c: version.c.SH
 	$(SHELL) version.c.SH
 
-.c.o:	$(INCLUDES)
+%.o:	%.c $(INCLUDES)
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(BINCFLAGS) -c $<
 
 clean:
diff --git a/src/modules/Makefile.in b/src/modules/Makefile.in
index a7ae68fd1..ea1d082b9 100644
--- a/src/modules/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/modules/Makefile.in
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ clean:
 	cd third; $(MAKE) clean
 
 # Generic *.so rule:
-.c.so: $(INCLUDES)
+%.so: %.c $(INCLUDES)
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(MODULEFLAGS) -DDYNAMIC_LINKING \
 		-o $@ $<
 
diff --git a/src/modules/chanmodes/Makefile.in b/src/modules/chanmodes/Makefile.in
index 6e37984b9..32f9da1a5 100644
--- a/src/modules/chanmodes/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/modules/chanmodes/Makefile.in
@@ -53,6 +53,6 @@ build: $(MODULES)
 clean:
 	$(RM) -f *.o *.so *~ core
 
-.c.so: $(INCLUDES)
+%.so: %.c $(INCLUDES)
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(MODULEFLAGS) -DDYNAMIC_LINKING \
 		-o $@ $<
diff --git a/src/modules/extbans/Makefile.in b/src/modules/extbans/Makefile.in
index 19d3822c6..f13f79016 100644
--- a/src/modules/extbans/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/modules/extbans/Makefile.in
@@ -51,6 +51,6 @@ build: $(MODULES)
 clean:
 	$(RM) -f *.o *.so *~ core
 
-.c.so: $(INCLUDES)
+%.so: %.c $(INCLUDES)
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(MODULEFLAGS) -DDYNAMIC_LINKING \
 		-o $@ $<
diff --git a/src/modules/snomasks/Makefile.in b/src/modules/snomasks/Makefile.in
index 74c16cda6..b68cc7391 100644
--- a/src/modules/snomasks/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/modules/snomasks/Makefile.in
@@ -48,6 +48,6 @@ build: $(MODULES)
 clean:
 	$(RM) -f *.o *.so *~ core
 
-.c.so: $(INCLUDES)
+%.so: %.c $(INCLUDES)
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(MODULEFLAGS) -DDYNAMIC_LINKING \
 		-o $@ $<
diff --git a/src/modules/usermodes/Makefile.in b/src/modules/usermodes/Makefile.in
index 7fc6ff1f8..c51695542 100644
--- a/src/modules/usermodes/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/modules/usermodes/Makefile.in
@@ -49,6 +49,6 @@ build: $(MODULES)
 clean:
 	$(RM) -f *.o *.so *~ core
 
-.c.so: $(INCLUDES)
+%.so: %.c $(INCLUDES)
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(MODULEFLAGS) -DDYNAMIC_LINKING \
 		-o $@ $<