diff --git a/qemu/configure b/qemu/configure
index d71c4acf..39a035e0 100755
--- a/qemu/configure
+++ b/qemu/configure
@@ -576,6 +576,9 @@ for opt do
   esac
 done
 
+# Remove old dependency files to make sure that they get properly regenerated
+rm -f *-config-devices.mak.d
+
 if ! has $python; then
   error_exit "Python not found. Use --python=/path/to/python"
 fi