diff --git a/bindings/vala/Makefile.am b/bindings/vala/Makefile.am
index b84b1327..d0b236ff 100644
--- a/bindings/vala/Makefile.am
+++ b/bindings/vala/Makefile.am
@@ -29,22 +29,22 @@ eek-$(EEK_API_VERSION).vapi:
 	vapigen --library eek-$(EEK_API_VERSION) \
 		eek-$(EEK_API_VERSION)/eek-$(EEK_API_VERSION).gi
 
-eek-clutter-$(EEK_API_VERSION).vapi:
+eek-clutter-$(EEK_API_VERSION).vapi: eek-$(EEK_API_VERSION).vapi
 	vapigen --vapidir=$(builddir) --library eek-clutter-$(EEK_API_VERSION) \
 		--pkg eek-0.1 --pkg clutter-1.0 \
 		eek-clutter-$(EEK_API_VERSION)/eek-clutter-$(EEK_API_VERSION).gi
 
-eek-gtk-$(EEK_API_VERSION).vapi:
+eek-gtk-$(EEK_API_VERSION).vapi: eek-$(EEK_API_VERSION).vapi
 	vapigen --vapidir=$(builddir) --library eek-gtk-$(EEK_API_VERSION) \
 		--pkg eek-0.1 --pkg gtk+-2.0 \
 		eek-gtk-$(EEK_API_VERSION)/eek-gtk-$(EEK_API_VERSION).gi
 
-eek-xkb-$(EEK_API_VERSION).vapi:
+eek-xkb-$(EEK_API_VERSION).vapi: eek-$(EEK_API_VERSION).vapi
 	vapigen --vapidir=$(builddir) --library eek-xkb-$(EEK_API_VERSION) \
 		--pkg eek-0.1 \
 		eek-xkb-$(EEK_API_VERSION)/eek-xkb-$(EEK_API_VERSION).gi
 
-eek-xkl-$(EEK_API_VERSION).vapi:
+eek-xkl-$(EEK_API_VERSION).vapi: eek-xkb-$(EEK_API_VERSION).vapi
 	vapigen --vapidir=$(builddir) --library eek-xkl-$(EEK_API_VERSION) \
 		--pkg eek-0.1 --pkg eek-xkb-0.1 \
 		eek-xkl-$(EEK_API_VERSION)/eek-xkl-$(EEK_API_VERSION).gi
diff --git a/eek/Makefile.am b/eek/Makefile.am
index af0e48e1..177e3cd3 100644
--- a/eek/Makefile.am
+++ b/eek/Makefile.am
@@ -165,27 +165,27 @@ Eek_0_1_gir_CFLAGS = $(libeek_la_CFLAGS)
 Eek_0_1_gir_LIBS = libeek.la
 Eek_0_1_gir_FILES = $(libeek_la_SOURCES)
 
-EekGtk-0.1.gir: libeek-gtk.la
+EekGtk-0.1.gir: libeek-gtk.la Eek-0.1.gir
 EekGtk_0_1_gir_INCLUDES = GObject-2.0 Gtk-2.0 Eek-0.1
 EekGtk_0_1_gir_CFLAGS = $(libeek_gtk_la_CFLAGS)
 EekGtk_0_1_gir_LIBS = libeek-gtk.la
 EekGtk_0_1_gir_FILES = $(libeek_gtk_la_SOURCES)
 
 if HAVE_CLUTTER
-EekClutter-0.1.gir: libeek-clutter.la
+EekClutter-0.1.gir: libeek-clutter.la Eek-0.1.gir
 EekClutter_0_1_gir_INCLUDES = GObject-2.0 Clutter-1.0 Eek-0.1
 EekClutter_0_1_gir_CFLAGS = $(libeek_clutter_la_CFLAGS)
 EekClutter_0_1_gir_LIBS = libeek-clutter.la
 EekClutter_0_1_gir_FILES = $(libeek_clutter_la_SOURCES)
 endif
 
-EekXkb-0.1.gir: libeek-xkb.la
+EekXkb-0.1.gir: libeek-xkb.la Eek-0.1.gir
 EekXkb_0_1_gir_INCLUDES = GObject-2.0 Eek-0.1
 EekXkb_0_1_gir_CFLAGS = $(libeek_xkb_la_CFLAGS)
 EekXkb_0_1_gir_LIBS = libeek-xkb.la
 EekXkb_0_1_gir_FILES = $(libeek_xkb_la_SOURCES)
 
-EekXkl-0.1.gir: libeek-xkl.la
+EekXkl-0.1.gir: libeek-xkl.la EekXkb-0.1.gir
 EekXkl_0_1_gir_INCLUDES = GObject-2.0 EekXkb-0.1
 EekXkl_0_1_gir_CFLAGS = $(libeek_xkl_la_CFLAGS)
 EekXkl_0_1_gir_LIBS = libeek-xkl.la