diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cde5354325..f4937b0982 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ DIRS =  dvdread \
         TOOLS \
         vidix \
 
-all:	recurse $(ALL_PRG)
+all: $(ALL_PRG)
 
 recurse:
 	for part in $(PARTS); do $(MAKE) -C $$part; done
@@ -671,6 +671,8 @@ endef
 
 $(foreach part,$(PARTS),$(eval $(RECURSIVE_RULE)))
 
+$(OBJS): recurse
+
 mplayer$(EXESUF): $(MPLAYER_DEPS)
 	$(CC) -o $@ $^ $(LDFLAGS_MPLAYER)