diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bcd8a1647..fda6ffcf8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 path_to_top = .
-include $(path_to_top)/Makefile.config
+-include $(path_to_top)/Makefile.config
 
 # TODO: Automagically rerun autoconf.
 
 SUBDIRS = doc po src
 CLEAN	= features.log
 
+ifeq ($(wildcard Makefile.config),)
+# Catch all
+$(MAKECMDGOALS) default:
+	@echo "You need to first run ./configure"
+else
 include $(path_to_top)/Makefile.lib
+endif