diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index fd48565..155a17a 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ install:	$(TARGETS) install-$(LIBMXML) install-libmxml.a
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(BUILDROOT)$(mandir)/man3
 	$(INSTALL_MAN) doc/mxml.man $(BUILDROOT)$(mandir)/man3/mxml.3
 
-install-libmxml.a:
+install-libmxml.a: libmxml.a
 	echo Installing libmxml.a to $(BUILDROOT)$(libdir)...
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(BUILDROOT)$(libdir)
 	$(INSTALL_LIB) libmxml.a $(BUILDROOT)$(libdir)