diff --git a/Source/GNUmakefile.postamble b/Source/GNUmakefile.postamble
index 7bdc2a286..f60f58d41 100644
--- a/Source/GNUmakefile.postamble
+++ b/Source/GNUmakefile.postamble
@@ -35,10 +35,12 @@
 #   otherwise the normal makefile rules will not be performed.
 #
 
-# Things to do before compiling
-before-all::
+./$(GNUSTEP_OBJ_DIR)/Parsers:
 	$(MKDIRS) ./$(GNUSTEP_OBJ_DIR)/Parsers
 
+# Things to do before compiling
+before-all:: ./$(GNUSTEP_OBJ_DIR)/Parsers
+
 # Things to do after compiling
 # after-all::