diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/htop/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/htop/default.nix
index 774242c38628..da41c95dda27 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/htop/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/htop/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook ];
 
   postPatch = ''
-    touch *.h # unnecessary regeneration requires Python
+    touch *.h */*.h # unnecessary regeneration requires Python
   '';
 
   meta = {