diff --git a/data/locale/Makefile.am b/data/locale/Makefile.am
index 845a8b4f4..1ba27fe77 100644
--- a/data/locale/Makefile.am
+++ b/data/locale/Makefile.am
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ master.locale=english.locale
 locals: sort-locals work-locals locals.h locals_intern.h
 
 $(master.locale) \
-sort-locals: $(top_srcdir)/data/locale/$(master.locale)
+sort-locals:
 	for locale in $(locale); do \
 		cat $(top_srcdir)/data/locale/$${locale} | LC_ALL=C sort | uniq > $${locale}; \
 	done