diff --git a/Makefile.pre.in b/Makefile.pre.in
index eaefb07..0972411 100644
--- a/Makefile.pre.in
+++ b/Makefile.pre.in
@@ -334,7 +334,8 @@
 # Rules
 
 # Default target
-all:		$(BUILDPYTHON) oldsharedmods sharedmods
+all:		build_all
+build_all:	$(BUILDPYTHON) oldsharedmods sharedmods
 
 # Build the interpreter
 $(BUILDPYTHON):	Modules/python.o $(LIBRARY) $(LDLIBRARY)
@@ -729,7 +730,7 @@
 		distutils distutils/command distutils/tests $(XMLLIBSUBDIRS) \
 		setuptools setuptools/command setuptools/tests setuptools.egg-info \
 		curses $(MACHDEPS)
-libinstall:	$(BUILDPYTHON) $(srcdir)/Lib/$(PLATDIR)
+libinstall:	build_all $(srcdir)/Lib/$(PLATDIR)
 	@for i in $(SCRIPTDIR) $(LIBDEST); \
 	do \
 		if test ! -d $(DESTDIR)$$i; then \
@@ -1090,7 +1091,7 @@
 Python/thread.o: @THREADHEADERS@
 
 # Declare targets that aren't real files
-.PHONY: all sharedmods oldsharedmods test quicktest memtest
+.PHONY: all build_all sharedmods oldsharedmods test quicktest memtest
 .PHONY: install altinstall oldsharedinstall bininstall altbininstall
 .PHONY: maninstall libinstall inclinstall libainstall sharedinstall
 .PHONY: frameworkinstall frameworkinstallframework frameworkinstallstructure