diff --git a/lib/Makefile.in b/lib/Makefile.in
index e65d0c269..0198fe279 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib/Makefile.in
@@ -143,12 +143,12 @@ endif
 LIB_NAME = liblvm-internal
 LIB_STATIC = $(LIB_NAME).a
 
-$(SUBDIRS): $(LIB_STATIC)
-
 CLEAN_TARGETS += $(LIB_NAME).cflow
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/make.tmpl
 
+$(SUBDIRS): $(LIB_STATIC)
+
 $(LIB_NAME).cflow: $(SOURCES)
 	set -e; (echo -n "SOURCES += "; \
 		 echo $(SOURCES) | \