diff --git a/src/modules/dynamic_module_makefile.in b/src/modules/dynamic_module_makefile.in
index 261f97dc8b0cfc141baa522279117a3414a14017..57994f2f9763df8dd576afe57f5a78c0118351a1 100644
--- a/src/modules/dynamic_module_makefile.in
+++ b/src/modules/dynamic_module_makefile.in
@@ -55,5 +55,5 @@ gdb_verify: module_testsuite
 	@rm .gdbinit
 
 
-install:
+install: $(MODULE_INSTALL)
 	$(INSTALL) module.so @prefix@/lib/pike/modules/$(MODNAME).so
diff --git a/src/modules/static_module_makefile.in b/src/modules/static_module_makefile.in
index 13c5a8647d6652c32ef8e18eab14b1910ebaebcd..b6e0583c1e26856dde46cb3eb5ea80a0e143d1f1 100644
--- a/src/modules/static_module_makefile.in
+++ b/src/modules/static_module_makefile.in
@@ -59,5 +59,5 @@ gdb_verify: module_testsuite
 	gdb ../../pike
 	@rm .gdbinit
 
-install:
+install: $(MODULE_INSTALL)