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diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 344f2ee972..aa214d18f1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -177,6 +177,9 @@ Makefile $(wildcard Makefile.*) config/Makefile : ;
 ###########################################################################
 camldevfiles: $(MERLINFILES) META.coq
 
+# prevent submake dependency
+META.coq.in $(MERLININFILES): ;
+
 .merlin: .merlin.in
 	cp -a "$<" "$@"