diff --git a/test/tap/Makefile b/test/tap/Makefile
index 52f6693fc..6f8c64cb4 100644
--- a/test/tap/Makefile
+++ b/test/tap/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ test_deps:
 	cd ../deps && CC=${CC} CXX=${CXX} ${MAKE}
 
 .PHONY: tap
-tap:
+tap: test_deps
 	cd tap && CC=${CC} CXX=${CXX} ${MAKE}
 
 .PHONY: tests