diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 538ef8e6864534f4e3593c5ad602305599da2bd6..4f352c5e24c427d6fc06f78eee4bf17c9c3edd0c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ all: _all
 	@echo " +               $(mK) install               +"  
 	@echo " +-------------------------------------------+"  
 
-_all: cleantest $(SUBDIRS)
+_all: cleantest makeopts $(SUBDIRS)
 
 makeopts: configure
 	@echo "****"