diff --git a/configure b/configure
index ef4f68bb5d..a15ee64284 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3154,6 +3154,7 @@ print_config AV_HAVE_ $TMPH /dev/null $HAVE_LIST_PUB
 echo "#endif /* AVUTIL_AVCONFIG_H */" >> $TMPH
 
 cp_if_changed $TMPH libavutil/avconfig.h
+touch .config
 
 test -n "$WARNINGS" && printf "\n$WARNINGS"