diff --git a/zfp/Makefile b/zfp/Makefile
index 1f73d1047f2d720d0fa03fb8136b22248467a9f4..4b83d4fb44f73d49599a083df0e305fec4fda7aa 100644
--- a/zfp/Makefile
+++ b/zfp/Makefile
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ ifneq ($(BUILD_EXAMPLES),0)
 	@cd examples; $(MAKE) clean all
 endif
 
-install:
+install: all
 	-cp -rp include/* $I
 	-cp -rp lib/* $L