diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b8301a2521..3e8d441637 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ pixman/Makefile: $(SRC_PATH)/pixman/configure
 $(SRC_PATH)/pixman/configure:
 	(cd $(SRC_PATH)/pixman; autoreconf -v --install)
 
+$(SUBDIR_RULES): libqemustub.a
+
 $(filter %-softmmu,$(SUBDIR_RULES)): $(universal-obj-y) $(trace-obj-y) $(common-obj-y) $(extra-obj-y) subdir-libdis
 
 $(filter %-user,$(SUBDIR_RULES)): $(universal-obj-y) $(trace-obj-y) subdir-libdis-user subdir-libuser