noinst_HEADERS = $(wildcard *.hh)
-EXTRA_DIST = Makefile.am.wild
+EXTRA_DIST = Makefile.am.wild GNUmakefile
+
+# override default target for all-am: to get an extra dependency
+# all-am: Makefile $(PROGRAMS) wild-check
+# ugh, automake doesn't generate the all-am target here...
+all: Makefile $(HEADERS) wild-check
+
+# dummy target for non-GNU makes; is overridden in GNUmakefile
+wild-check: