diff --git a/ivette/Makefile.installation b/ivette/Makefile.installation
index 93023347915704448df1729f43ed275faa3a236c..19d76ec4a9a43b62a580da33fa3e270b2160dc18 100644
--- a/ivette/Makefile.installation
+++ b/ivette/Makefile.installation
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ install::
 	@echo "  (no PREFIX, nor OPAM_SWITCH_PREFIX)"
 else
 FULLPREFIX := $(if ${DESTDIR},$(patsubst %/,%,${DESTDIR})/${PREFIX},${PREFIX})
-install::
+install:: ivette-api
 	@echo "Installing Ivette to ${FULLPREFIX}"
 	@mkdir -p "${FULLPREFIX}/bin"
 	@install ivette/ivette-bootstrap.sh "${FULLPREFIX}/bin/ivette"