diff --git a/appliance/Makefile.am b/appliance/Makefile.am
index bf1183dac..abb508643 100644
--- a/appliance/Makefile.am
+++ b/appliance/Makefile.am
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ endif
 # This is for building the normal appliance:
 $(INITRAMFSIMG) $(VMLINUZ): $(top_builddir)/initramfs/fakeroot.log
 
-$(top_builddir)/initramfs/fakeroot.log: make.sh kmod.whitelist packagelist
+$(top_builddir)/initramfs/fakeroot.log: make.sh kmod.whitelist packagelist $(top_builddir)/daemon/guestfsd
 	mv $(INITRAMFSIMG) $(INITRAMFSIMG).bak 2>/dev/null; :
 	mv $(VMLINUZ) $(VMLINUZ).bak 2>/dev/null; :
 	if ! bash make.sh; then rm -f $@; exit 1; fi