diff --git a/config.inc.php b/config.inc.php
index 8a45f7f..5b82d0e 100644
--- a/config.inc.php
+++ b/config.inc.php
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ function config_fetch_ex(
   return $result;
 }
 
-function _config_fetch_cache_ex($results_by_job)
+function _config_fetch_cache_ex(array $results_by_job)
 {
   $result = new ConfigFetchResult();
   $total_stales = 0;
@@ -387,6 +387,10 @@ function _config_fetch_cache_ex($results_by_job)
       {
         $is_stale = true;
         $cache_entry = _config_invalidate_cache($file, $cache_file);
+        //NOTE: let's change the mtime of the file which include other files,
+        //      so that on tne next build it will be 'older' than its includes
+        //      and won't trigger rebuild
+        touch($file);
       }
 
       if($is_stale)