diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 74624da..3f4b003 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -86,12 +86,14 @@
 
 check-local: tests
 
-install-data: $(srcdir)/libxml
-
 $(srcdir)/libxml:
 	-$(RM) $(srcdir)/libxml
 	ln -s $(srcdir)/. $(srcdir)/libxml
 
+install-data: $(srcdir)/libxml
+
+$(libxml_la_SOURCES): $(srcdir)/libxml
+
 testall : tests SVGtests SAXtests XPathtests XMLenttests
 
 tests: XMLtests HTMLtests Validtests