diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 60bc15a..efb962f 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ vmware_drv_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version
 vmware_drv_la_CFLAGS = @XORG_CFLAGS@
 vmware_drv_ladir = @moduledir@/drivers
 vmware_drv_la_LIBADD = @VMWGFX_LIBADD@
+vmware_drv_la_DEPENDENCIES = @VMWGFX_LIBADD@
 
 vmware_drv_la_SOURCES = \
 	bits2pixels.c \
diff --git a/vmwgfx/Makefile.am b/vmwgfx/Makefile.am
index 8fe3e71..1ee6582 100644
--- a/vmwgfx/Makefile.am
+++ b/vmwgfx/Makefile.am
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libvmwgfx.la
 libvmwgfx_la_CFLAGS = $(CWARNFLAGS) $(XORG_CFLAGS) @LIBDRM_CFLAGS@ @XATRACKER_CFLAGS@ -I$(top_srcdir)/src -I$(top_srcdir)/saa
 libvmwgfx_la_LIBADD = @LIBDRM_LIBS@ $(top_srcdir)/saa/libsaa.la\
 	@XATRACKER_LIBS@
+libvmwgfx_la_DEPENDENCIES = $(top_srcdir)/saa/libsaa.la
 
 libvmwgfx_la_SOURCES = \
 	vmwgfx_driver.c \