diff --git a/src/pmdas/podman/.gitignore b/src/pmdas/podman/.gitignore

index a4f35e0f43..aea2c4052e 100644

--- a/src/pmdas/podman/.gitignore

+++ b/src/pmdas/podman/.gitignore

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ deps/

 domain.h

 pmdapodman

 pmda_podman.so

-jsonsl.c

-jsonsl.h

 help.dir

 help.pag

 exports

diff --git a/src/pmdas/podman/GNUmakefile b/src/pmdas/podman/GNUmakefile

index d6e58cfca5..1117a7a4e4 100644

--- a/src/pmdas/podman/GNUmakefile

+++ b/src/pmdas/podman/GNUmakefile

@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ domain.h: ../../pmns/stdpmid

 $(OBJECTS): domain.h

 pmda.o: $(VERSION_SCRIPT)

 pmda.o:	$(TOPDIR)/src/include/pcp/libpcp.h

+podman.o: $(JSONSL_HFILES)

 check:: $(CFILES) $(HFILES)

 	$(CLINT) $^

diff --git a/src/pmdas/root/.gitignore b/src/pmdas/root/.gitignore

index 21f507f0dd..b78b1fd28a 100644

--- a/src/pmdas/root/.gitignore

+++ b/src/pmdas/root/.gitignore

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@

 deps/

 domain.h

 pmdaroot

-jsonsl.c

-jsonsl.h

 help.dir

 help.pag

 pmns

diff --git a/src/pmdas/root/GNUmakefile b/src/pmdas/root/GNUmakefile

index ed01a18fb8..b02d4ea834 100644

--- a/src/pmdas/root/GNUmakefile

+++ b/src/pmdas/root/GNUmakefile

@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ pmns :

 	$(LN_S) -f root_root pmns

 lxc.o root.o:	$(TOPDIR)/src/include/pcp/libpcp.h

+podman.o:	$(JSONSL_HFILES)

 check:: $(CFILES) $(HFILES)

 	$(CLINT) $^