diff --git a/src/fe-common/irc/irc-modules.c b/src/fe-common/irc/irc-modules.c
index 3bf1f327..4839ae68 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/irc/irc-modules.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/irc/irc-modules.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* this file is automatically generated by configure - don't change */
 void fe_irc_dcc_init(void);void fe_irc_notifylist_init(void);
 void fe_irc_notifylist_deinit(void);void fe_irc_dcc_deinit(void);
 void fe_irc_modules_init(void) {  fe_irc_dcc_init(); fe_irc_notifylist_init(); }
diff --git a/src/irc/irc.c b/src/irc/irc.c
index 250a6fb4..ba3791e8 100644
--- a/src/irc/irc.c
+++ b/src/irc/irc.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* this file is automatically generated by configure - don't change */
 void irc_core_init(void); void irc_core_deinit(void);
 void irc_dcc_init(void);void irc_flood_init(void);void irc_notifylist_init(void);
 void irc_notifylist_deinit(void);void irc_flood_deinit(void);void irc_dcc_deinit(void);