--- openSRF-9999/src/libopensrf/Makefile.am.orig	2017-07-11 16:33:33.450592856 +1000
+++ openSRF-9999/src/libopensrf/Makefile.am	2017-07-11 16:48:24.933798466 +1000
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
 opensrf_c_DEPENDENCIES = libopensrf.la
 
 osrf_json_test_SOURCES = osrf_json_test.c $(JSON_TARGS) $(JSON_DEP) $(JSON_TARGS_HEADS) $(JSON_DEP_HEADS)
+osrf_json_test_DEPENDENCIES = libopensrf.la
 
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libosrf_json.la
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libopensrf.la