diff --git a/lib/nodejs/Makefile.am b/lib/nodejs/Makefile.am
index 9998348..b8e441b 100755
--- a/lib/nodejs/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/nodejs/Makefile.am
@@ -16,14 +16,18 @@
 # under the License.
 
 
-THRIFT = $(top_srcdir)/compiler/cpp/thrift
+THRIFT = $(top_builddir)/compiler/cpp/thrift
 
-#stubs: $(top_srcdir)/test/ThriftTest.thrift
-#	$(THRIFT) --gen js:node -o test/ $(top_srcdir)/test/ThriftTest.thrift
+stubs: $(top_srcdir)/test/ThriftTest.thrift
+	$(THRIFT) --gen js:node -o test/ $(top_srcdir)/test/ThriftTest.thrift
 
 deps: $(top_srcdir)/package.json
 	$(NPM) install --no-bin-links $(top_srcdir)/
 
+all-local: deps
+
+precross: deps stubs
+
 check: deps
 	cd $(top_srcdir) && $(NPM) test && cd lib/nodejs