diff --git a/test/c_glib/Makefile.am b/test/c_glib/Makefile.am
index 252edb9..9412415 100755
--- a/test/c_glib/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/c_glib/Makefile.am
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 
 libtestcglib_la_LIBADD = $(top_builddir)/lib/c_glib/libthrift_c_glib.la
 
+precross: test_client test_server
+
 check_PROGRAMS = \
 	test_client \
 	test_server
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@
 #
 THRIFT = $(top_builddir)/compiler/cpp/thrift
 
-gen-c_glib/t_test_second_service.c  gen-c_glib/t_test_second_service.h  gen-c_glib/t_test_thrift_test.c  gen-c_glib/t_test_thrift_test.h  gen-c_glib/t_test_thrift_test_types.c  gen-c_glib/t_test_thrift_test_types.h: $(top_srcdir)/test/ThriftTest.thrift
+gen-c_glib/t_test_second_service.c  gen-c_glib/t_test_second_service.h  gen-c_glib/t_test_thrift_test.c  gen-c_glib/t_test_thrift_test.h  gen-c_glib/t_test_thrift_test_types.c  gen-c_glib/t_test_thrift_test_types.h: $(top_srcdir)/test/ThriftTest.thrift $(THRIFT)
 	$(THRIFT) --gen c_glib -r $<
 
 AM_CFLAGS = -g -Wall -Wextra $(GLIB_CFLAGS) $(GOBJECT_CFLAGS)