diff --git a/apps/examples/xmlrpc2di/Makefile b/apps/examples/xmlrpc2di/Makefile
index 9d47ae4c..ec034fc3 100644
--- a/apps/examples/xmlrpc2di/Makefile
+++ b/apps/examples/xmlrpc2di/Makefile
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ install-xmlrpcpp: xmlrpc++0.7 xmlrpc++0.7/.sems_patched
 
 xmlrpc++0.7/.sems_patched: xmlrpc++0.7
 	patch -p0 < xmlrpcpp07_sems.patch
+	touch xmlrpc++0.7/.sems_patched
 
 xmlrpc++0.7: xmlrpc++0.7.tar.gz
 	$(TAR) xzvf xmlrpc++0.7.tar.gz