diff --git a/libavformat/Makefile b/libavformat/Makefile
index 7585618df3..eaec4a9351 100644
--- a/libavformat/Makefile
+++ b/libavformat/Makefile
@@ -246,6 +246,6 @@ OBJS-$(CONFIG_UDP_PROTOCOL)              += udp.o
 EXAMPLES  = output-example
 TESTPROGS = timefilter
 
-$(SUBDIR)output-example$(EXESUF): $(FF_DEP_LIBS)
-
 include $(SUBDIR)../subdir.mak
+
+$(SUBDIR)output-example$(EXESUF): $(FF_DEP_LIBS)