diff --git a/kerberos5/tools/asn1_compile/Makefile b/kerberos5/tools/asn1_compile/Makefile
index d8cac4b66e7e..9a4395410b33 100644
--- a/kerberos5/tools/asn1_compile/Makefile
+++ b/kerberos5/tools/asn1_compile/Makefile
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ CLEANFILES= print_version.h roken.h
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
 
-.PATH: ${KRB5DIR}/lib/roken ${KRB5DIR}/lib/asn1 ${KRB5DIR}/lib/vers
-
-# There are two print_version.c's, select the right one.
-print_version.o: ${KRB5DIR}/lib/vers/print_version.c
+# There are two print_version.c's, the one we need is in ${KRB5DIR}/lib/vers,
+# so the order of paths is important here.
+.PATH: ${KRB5DIR}/lib/vers ${KRB5DIR}/lib/roken ${KRB5DIR}/lib/asn1