diff --git a/ChangeLog.mk b/ChangeLog.mk
index 99f5ed601..156682446 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.mk
+++ b/ChangeLog.mk
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ $(srcdir)/ChangeLog:
 
 DISTCLEANFILES += ChangeLog.cache-*
 
-ChangeLog.cache-*..: .git
+ChangeLog.cache-*..: .git/HEAD
 
 ChangeLog%: $(srcdir)/ChangeLog%