diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 98f4dd3..e204526 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ params := -u $(user) --password $(password) -p $(port) -d $(database) -h $(host)
 
 node-command := xargs -n 1 -I file node file $(params)
 
-.PHONY : test test-connection test-integration bench
+.PHONY : test test-connection test-integration bench test-libpg build
 test: test-unit 
 
 test-all: test-unit test-integration
@@ -19,13 +19,16 @@ test-all: test-unit test-integration
 bench:
 	@find benchmark -name "*-bench.js" | $(node-command)
 
+build:
+	@node-waf configure build
+
 test-unit:
 	@find test/unit -name "*-tests.js" | $(node-command)
 
 test-connection:
 	@node script/test-connection.js $(params)
 
-test-libpg: test-unit
+test-libpg: build test-unit
 	@find test/integration/client -name "*-tests.js" | $(node-command) --libpg true
 
 test-integration: test-connection