diff --git a/suricata-update/Makefile.am b/suricata-update/Makefile.am
index fedf5647f3..fe896fb5d4 100644
--- a/suricata-update/Makefile.am
+++ b/suricata-update/Makefile.am
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ if HAVE_PYTHON
 if HAVE_PYTHON_DISTUTILS
 if HAVE_PYTHON_YAML
 
+all-local:
+	cd $(srcdir) && \
+		$(HAVE_PYTHON) setup.py build --build-base $(abs_builddir)
+
 install-exec-local:
 	cd $(srcdir) && \
 		$(HAVE_PYTHON) setup.py build --build-base $(abs_builddir) \