diff --git a/Makefile.pre.in b/Makefile.pre.in
index 2d18d62..b26b3bc 100644
--- a/Makefile.pre.in
+++ b/Makefile.pre.in
@@ -1042,7 +1042,7 @@
 
 # Install the dynamically loadable modules
 # This goes into $(exec_prefix)
-sharedinstall:
+sharedinstall: sharedmods
 	$(RUNSHARED) ./$(BUILDPYTHON) -E $(srcdir)/setup.py install \
 	   	--prefix=$(prefix) \
 		--install-scripts=$(BINDIR) \
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 17fb072..d86566e 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@
 Extension Modules
 -----------------
 
+Build
+-----
+
+- Issue #9280: Make sharedinstall depend on sharedmods.
+
 Tests
 -----