diff --git a/Shorewall/Makefile b/Shorewall/Makefile
index a96388e9b..fbd197da5 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Makefile
+++ b/Shorewall/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Shorewall Makefile to restart if config-files are newer than last restart
 VARDIR=/var/lib/shorewall
 CONFDIR=/etc/shorewall
-all: $(VARDIR)/restore-base
+all: $(VARDIR)/.restore
 
 $(VARDIR)/restore-base: $(CONFDIR)/*
 	@/sbin/shorewall -q save >/dev/null; \
diff --git a/Shorewall/changelog.txt b/Shorewall/changelog.txt
index 708238638..33de1f4fd 100755
--- a/Shorewall/changelog.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/changelog.txt
@@ -74,3 +74,5 @@ Changes in 3.1.x.
 32) Change 'tcpsyn' to 'tcp:syn'
 
 33) Remove superfluous rules in MAC validation.
+
+34) Correct Makefile.
diff --git a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
index b9f48f1e3..006cdc950 100755
--- a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ Problems Corrected in 3.1.6
     rules were present when MACLIST_DISPOSITION=ACCEPT and
     MACLIST_LOG_LEVEL="".
 
+2)  The Makefile installed in /etc/shorewall/ was incorrect so that
+    a re-compilation always occured even if the restore file was
+    current.
+
 Other changes in 3.1.7
 
 1)  'tcpsyn' has been changed to 'tcp:syn' (tcpsyn was added in 3.1.6).