diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index b98e4b897d..0e82e1a815 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ if ENABLE_BISON
 include Makefile.bison
 endif
 
-if ENABLE_ERRORS_DEPENDENCY
 .PHONY: errorfiles
 
+if ENABLE_ERRORS_DEPENDENCY
 errorfiles: BasicsC/errors.dat
 	@top_srcdir@/config/build_errorfile.sh @top_srcdir@/config/generateErrorfile.py BasicsC/errors.dat BasicsC/voc-errors.h
 	@top_srcdir@/config/build_errorfile.sh @top_srcdir@/config/generateErrorfile.py BasicsC/errors.dat BasicsC/voc-errors.c
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 3856d29181..680f8f4414 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -3087,7 +3087,7 @@ unittests-http-server:
 @ENABLE_BISON_TRUE@JsonParserX/%.cpp: @srcdir@/JsonParserX/%.yy
 @ENABLE_BISON_TRUE@	@top_srcdir@/config/bison-c++.sh $(BISON) $@ $<
 
-@ENABLE_ERRORS_DEPENDENCY_TRUE@.PHONY: errorfiles
+.PHONY: errorfiles
 
 @ENABLE_ERRORS_DEPENDENCY_TRUE@errorfiles: BasicsC/errors.dat
 @ENABLE_ERRORS_DEPENDENCY_TRUE@	@top_srcdir@/config/build_errorfile.sh @top_srcdir@/config/generateErrorfile.py BasicsC/errors.dat BasicsC/voc-errors.h