diff --git a/share/Makefile.linting b/share/Makefile.linting
index 36ff2f7384eed30b5466a5532774c49c7fd9ba6a..e02bbe19b32e6caebb7f8819f25ebe7c3971bc8f 100644
--- a/share/Makefile.linting
+++ b/share/Makefile.linting
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ endif
           exit 1; \
         fi;
 	mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	$(TOUCH) $@
 
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 ## Main target