diff --git a/erasure/Makefile b/erasure/Makefile
index 2e837a89b..e650b1ba8 100644
--- a/erasure/Makefile
+++ b/erasure/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ vandermonde:
 	@godep go test -test.run="TestVanderMonde*"
 
 isal/isal-l.so:
-	@$(MAKE) --quiet -C isal
+	@$(MAKE) --quiet -C isal lib
 
 build: isal/isal-l.so
 	@godep go build