diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1fcbaed62c..09b77e8a7b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -522,6 +522,7 @@ $(ROM_DIRS_RULES):
 recurse-all: $(addsuffix /all, $(TARGET_DIRS) $(ROM_DIRS))
 recurse-clean: $(addsuffix /clean, $(TARGET_DIRS) $(ROM_DIRS))
 recurse-install: $(addsuffix /install, $(TARGET_DIRS))
+$(addsuffix /install, $(TARGET_DIRS)): all
 
 $(BUILD_DIR)/version.o: $(SRC_PATH)/version.rc config-host.h
 	$(call quiet-command,$(WINDRES) -I$(BUILD_DIR) -o $@ $<,"RC","version.o")