diff --git a/gdb/gdbserver/ChangeLog b/gdb/gdbserver/ChangeLog
index ecc3db53ebb..8ab1f07b870 100644
--- a/gdb/gdbserver/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/gdbserver/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2019-12-16  Bernd Edlinger  <bernd.edlinger@hotmail.de>
+
+	* Makefile.in: Fix build with GNU Make 3.81
+
 2019-12-16  Tom Tromey  <tromey@adacore.com>
 
 	* server.c (get_exec_file): Constify result.
diff --git a/gdb/gdbserver/Makefile.in b/gdb/gdbserver/Makefile.in
index 10e004039f9..9e8c2134726 100644
--- a/gdb/gdbserver/Makefile.in
+++ b/gdb/gdbserver/Makefile.in
@@ -580,10 +580,6 @@ ax.o: ax.c
 	$(COMPILE) $(WARN_CFLAGS_NO_FORMAT) $<
 	$(POSTCOMPILE)
 
-alloc-ipa.o: ../alloc.c
-	$(IPAGENT_COMPILE) $(WARN_CFLAGS_NO_FORMAT) $<
-	$(POSTCOMPILE)
-
 # Rules for objects that go in the in-process agent.
 
 arch/%-ipa.o: ../arch/%.c
@@ -602,6 +598,10 @@ gdbsupport/%-ipa.o: ../gdbsupport/%.c
 	$(IPAGENT_COMPILE) $<
 	$(POSTCOMPILE)
 
+%-ipa.o: ../%.c
+	$(IPAGENT_COMPILE) $<
+	$(POSTCOMPILE)
+
 # Note: Between two matching pattern rules, GNU Make 3.81 chooses the first one.
 # Therefore, this one needs to be before "%.o: %.c" for it to be considered for
 # files such as linux-amd64-ipa.o generated from linux-amd64-ipa.c.