diff --git a/Propellor/CmdLine.hs b/Propellor/CmdLine.hs
index ca15556..e4cab86 100644
--- a/Propellor/CmdLine.hs
+++ b/Propellor/CmdLine.hs
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ spin host = do
 			]
 		, "else " ++ intercalate " && "
 			[ "cd " ++ localdir
-			, "if ! test -x ./propellor; then make build; fi"
+			, "if ! test -x ./propellor; then make deps build; fi"
 			, "./propellor --boot " ++ host
 			]
 		, "fi"