diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index bf7a84631e73277ddd544166478795bf4af4dff5..5de5ed661427dc05ae2f6e7f19f11296095bc521 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ libnettle_a_SOURCES = aes.c aes.h aes-internal.h \
 
 LIBOBJS = @LIBOBJS@
 libnettle_a_LIBADD = $(LIBOBJS)
-libnettle_a_DEPENDENCIES = print_path
+libnettle.a: print_path
 .PHONY: print_path
 print_path:
 	echo PATH: $$PATH