diff --git a/Makefile.pre.in b/Makefile.pre.in
index 3d971ddc8cd132..fd34e0ef797c05 100644
--- a/Makefile.pre.in
+++ b/Makefile.pre.in
@@ -2431,7 +2431,7 @@ sharedinstall: all
 # Install the interpreter with $(VERSION) affixed
 # This goes into $(exec_prefix)
 .PHONY: altbininstall
-altbininstall: $(BUILDPYTHON) @FRAMEWORKPYTHONW@
+altbininstall: all @FRAMEWORKPYTHONW@
 	@for i in $(BINDIR) $(LIBDIR); \
 	do \
 		if test ! -d $(DESTDIR)$$i; then \