diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 4c98397668..93bf54c107 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -202,11 +202,6 @@ REMOTE_DRIVER_GENERATED = \
 		$(srcdir)/remote/qemu_protocol.h		\
 		$(srcdir)/remote/qemu_client_bodies.h
 
-# The remote RPC driver needs probes.h
-if WITH_DTRACE
-REMOTE_DRIVER_GENERATED += probes.h
-endif
-
 REMOTE_PROTOCOL = $(srcdir)/remote/remote_protocol.x
 QEMU_PROTOCOL = $(srcdir)/remote/qemu_protocol.x
 REMOTE_DRIVER_PROTOCOL = $(REMOTE_PROTOCOL) $(QEMU_PROTOCOL)
@@ -646,7 +641,6 @@ libvirt_driver_remote_la_LDFLAGS += -module -avoid-version
 endif
 libvirt_driver_remote_la_SOURCES = $(REMOTE_DRIVER_SOURCES)
 
-
 $(srcdir)/remote/remote_driver.c: $(REMOTE_DRIVER_GENERATED)
 
 endif WITH_REMOTE
@@ -1283,6 +1277,9 @@ if WITH_DTRACE
 libvirt_la_BUILT_LIBADD += probes.o
 libvirt_la_DEPENDENCIES += probes.o
 nodist_libvirt_la_SOURCES = probes.h
+if WITH_REMOTE
+$(REMOTE_DRIVER_GENERATED): probes.h
+endif WITH_REMOTE
 
 BUILT_SOURCES += probes.h libvirt_probes.stp libvirt_functions.stp