diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2646318..30920fd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -362,7 +362,16 @@ chip-lto-pro:
 	$(eval OPT += $(OPT_PRO))
 	make chip-lto OPT="$(OPT)"
 
-linux:
+WREN_A=$(3RD_PARTY)/wren-0.1.0/lib/libwren.a
+SDLGPU_A=$(3RD_PARTY)/sdl-gpu/build/linux/libsdlgpu.a
+
+$(WREN_A):
+	make static -C $(3RD_PARTY)/wren-0.1.0/
+
+$(SDLGPU_A):
+	make -C $(3RD_PARTY)/sdl-gpu/build/linux/
+
+linux: $(WREN_A) $(SDLGPU_A)
 	$(CC) $(LINUX_INCLUDES) $(SOURCES) $(SYSTEM) $(LPEG_SRC) $(GIF_SRC) $(SOURCES_EXT) $(TIC80_SRC) $(OPT) $(INCLUDES) $(LINUX_LIBS) $(LINUX_LINKER_FLAGS) -o $(BIN_NAME)
 
 linux-pro:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 174bf28..714c6b4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,8 +68,6 @@ run the following commands in the Terminal
 ```
 sudo apt-get install git build-essential libgtk-3-dev libsdl2-dev lua5.3-dev zlib1g-dev
 git clone --recursive https://github.com/nesbox/TIC-80
-make static -C 3rd-party/wren-0.1.0/
-make -C 3rd-party/sdl-gpu/build/linux/
 make linux
 ```