diff --git a/libswscale/Makefile b/libswscale/Makefile
index ae667cb111..b0b15d19c1 100644
--- a/libswscale/Makefile
+++ b/libswscale/Makefile
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ HEADERS = swscale.h rgb2rgb.h
 
 include $(SRC_PATH)/common.mak
 
-cs_test: cs_test.c
+cs_test: cs_test.c $(LIB)
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $^ -L. -lswscale $(EXTRALIBS)
 
-swscale-example: swscale-example.c
+swscale-example: swscale-example.c $(LIB)
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $^ -L. -lswscale $(EXTRALIBS)
 
 clean::