diff --git a/x11-libs/gtk3/gtk3-3.24.30.recipe b/x11-libs/gtk3/gtk3-3.24.30.recipe
index a121d4e58..48c030d67 100644
--- a/x11-libs/gtk3/gtk3-3.24.30.recipe
+++ b/x11-libs/gtk3/gtk3-3.24.30.recipe
@@ -100,13 +100,16 @@ BUILD()
 	runConfigure ./configure \
 		--disable-gtk-doc --with-included-immodules=xim
 
+	# build once, this will fail
+	make $jobArgs || true
+
 	# patch disable some things in typefuncs.inc
-	make -C gtk gtktypefuncs.inc
 	sed -i '/gdk_x11_device_manager_xi2_get_type/s@^@//@' gtk/gtktypefuncs.inc
 	sed -i '/gdk_x11_device_xi2_get_type/s@^@//@' gtk/gtktypefuncs.inc
 	sed -i '/gdk_x11_gl_context_get_type/s@^@//@' gtk/gtktypefuncs.inc
 
-	make $jobArgs -o gtk/gtktypefuncs.inc
+	# now build with the patched files
+	make $jobArgs
 }
 
 INSTALL()