diff --git a/tools/libs/toolcore/Makefile b/tools/libs/toolcore/Makefile
index edce61dca4..9c5a92d93f 100644
--- a/tools/libs/toolcore/Makefile
+++ b/tools/libs/toolcore/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ include $(XEN_ROOT)/tools/Rules.mk
 MAJOR	= 1
 MINOR	= 0
 LIBNAME  := toolcore
+AUTOINCS := include/_xentoolcore_list.h
 
 SRCS-y	+= handlereg.c
 
@@ -11,8 +12,6 @@ include $(XEN_ROOT)/tools/libs/libs.mk
 
 $(PKG_CONFIG_LOCAL): PKG_CONFIG_INCDIR = $(XEN_LIBXENTOOLCORE)/include
 
-AUTOINCS=include/_xentoolcore_list.h
-
 $(LIB_OBJS): $(AUTOINCS)
 $(PIC_OBJS): $(AUTOINCS)