diff --git a/aegisub/Makefile.target b/aegisub/Makefile.target
index a48b36a9f..0c95216e1 100644
--- a/aegisub/Makefile.target
+++ b/aegisub/Makefile.target
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ $(SUBDIRS):
 	$(MAKE) -C $@ $(MAKECMDGOALS)
 
 # Set relations to ensure dependencies are built before their targets during parallel builds.
+automation: libaegisub
 src: universalchardet tools libaegisub
 tests: libaegisub
 reporter: src