diff --git a/utilities/Makefile.am b/utilities/Makefile.am
index f206cd6f..8e966409 100644
--- a/utilities/Makefile.am
+++ b/utilities/Makefile.am
@@ -11,19 +11,25 @@ bin_PROGRAMS = \
 
 BatchDeflationBenchmark_SOURCES = BatchDeflationBenchmark.cpp
 BatchDeflationBenchmark_LDADD = -lHadrons -lGrid
+BatchDeflationBenchmark_DEPENDENCIES = $(top_builddir)/Hadrons/libHadrons.a
 
 HadronsXmlRun_SOURCES = HadronsXmlRun.cpp
 HadronsXmlRun_LDADD   = -lHadrons -lGrid
+HadronsXmlRun_DEPENDENCIES = $(top_builddir)/Hadrons/libHadrons.a
 
 HadronsXmlValidate_SOURCES = HadronsXmlValidate.cpp
 HadronsXmlValidate_LDADD   = -lHadrons -lGrid
+HadronsXmlValidate_DEPENDENCIES = $(top_builddir)/Hadrons/libHadrons.a
 
 HadronsFermionEP64To32_SOURCES  = EigenPackCast.cpp
 HadronsFermionEP64To32_CXXFLAGS = $(AM_CXXFLAGS) -DFIN=WilsonImplD::FermionField -DFOUT=WilsonImplF::FermionField
 HadronsFermionEP64To32_LDADD    = -lHadrons -lGrid
+HadronsFermionEP64To32_DEPENDENCIES = $(top_builddir)/Hadrons/libHadrons.a
 
 HadronsContractor_SOURCES = Contractor.cpp
 HadronsContractor_LDADD   = -lHadrons -lGrid
+HadronsContractor_DEPENDENCIES = $(top_builddir)/Hadrons/libHadrons.a
 
 HadronsContractorBenchmark_SOURCES = ContractorBenchmark.cpp
 HadronsContractorBenchmark_LDADD   = -lHadrons -lGrid
+HadronsContractorBenchmark_DEPENDENCIES = $(top_builddir)/Hadrons/libHadrons.a