diff --git a/Cantera/matlab/SConscript b/Cantera/matlab/SConscript
index 73069a38a..062a3069c 100644
--- a/Cantera/matlab/SConscript
+++ b/Cantera/matlab/SConscript
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ target = localenv.Command(mexFile,
                           'build_cantera.m',
                           build_cmd % localenv)
 buildTargets.extend(target)
+localenv.Depends(target, env['clib_header_targets'])
 
 ### Install the Matlab toolbox ###
 inst = localenv.RecursiveInstall('$inst_matlab_dir', 'cantera')
diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index 8e6216e60..c6fff8be1 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -835,12 +835,14 @@ for header in mglob(env, 'Cantera/cxx/include', 'h'):
     inst = env.Install('$inst_incdir', header)
     installTargets.extend(inst)
 
+env['clib_header_targets'] = []
 for header in mglob(env, 'Cantera/clib/src', 'h'):
     hcopy = env.Command('build/include/cantera/clib/%s' % header.name, header,
                         Copy('$TARGET', '$SOURCE'))
     buildTargets.append(header)
     inst = env.Install(pjoin('$inst_incdir','clib'), header)
     installTargets.extend(inst)
+    env['clib_header_targets'].append(hcopy)
 
 inst = env.Install(pjoin('$inst_incdir', 'kernel'), config_h)
 installTargets.extend(inst)