diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 8bbb96c9..0a283883 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -76,4 +76,5 @@ messages:
 	$(XGETTEXT)  $(konsole_SOURCES) schemas.C -o $(podir)/konsole.pot
 	rm -f schemas.C
 
-
+dummy.C:
+	echo > dummy.C
diff --git a/src/dummy.C b/src/dummy.C
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000