diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index adfced0..6a4e910 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ all: $(BIN_DIR) ip_data.c $(TARGET)
 $(BIN_DIR):
 	@mkdir $(BIN_DIR)
 
-ip_data.c:
+ip_data.c: $(BIN_DIR)
 	make -C ../data
 
 cmdline.c: cmdline.ggo
 	gengetopt --input $^
 
-$(TARGET): $(SRCS)
-	gcc $(CFLAGS) $^ $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
+$(TARGET): ip_data.c $(SRCS)
+	gcc $(CFLAGS) $(SRCS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
 
 clean:
 	rm -f *~ $(TARGET)