diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index b34c5e73..46fca447 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -559,13 +559,13 @@ src/Makefile.am -text
 src/Makefile.in -text
 src/NeoStats.pm -text
 src/confuselexer.l -text
-src/generate_header -text
 src/neostats.pm.h -text
 src/neostats.vcproj -text
 src/win32/neostats.bmp -text
 src/win32/neostats.rc -text
 src/win32/resource.h -text
 src/win32/winmain.c -text
+tools/generate_header -text
 tools/sqlphp/README -text
 tools/sqlphp/rta_tables.php -text
 tools/sqlphp/rta_view.php -text
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 15fdc676..9e7f7f74 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -25,7 +25,4 @@ neostats_LDFLAGS = --export-dynamic -rdynamic
 noinst_HEADERS          =       confuselexer.l NeoStats.pm generate_header
 
 
-neostats.pm.h:	generate_header NeoStats.pm
-		$(top_builddir)/src/generate_header
-
 include $(top_srcdir)/autotools/rules.mk 
diff --git a/src/Makefile.in b/src/Makefile.in
index bdcac4a0..359239a6 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/Makefile.in
@@ -550,9 +550,6 @@ uninstall-am: uninstall-binPROGRAMS uninstall-info-am
 	uninstall-binPROGRAMS uninstall-info-am
 
 
-neostats.pm.h:	generate_header NeoStats.pm
-		$(top_builddir)/src/generate_header
-
 .c.o:
 @USECCDV@		@echo "Building $@"
 @am__fastdepCC_TRUE@	@if $(COMPILE) -MT $@ -MD -MP -MF "$(DEPDIR)/$*.Tpo" \
diff --git a/src/generate_header b/tools/generate_header
similarity index 100%
rename from src/generate_header
rename to tools/generate_header