diff --git a/icons/Makefile.am b/icons/Makefile.am
index 6693b6d1d..a7338d306 100644
--- a/icons/Makefile.am
+++ b/icons/Makefile.am
@@ -33,33 +33,34 @@ iconcommand = python $(top_srcdir)/admin/render-icon.py
 48x48pre = $(prerendereddir)/48x48
 
 lumigui_DEPENDENCIES += \
-    rsvg-convert \
     $(16x16)/tool-arrow.png $(22x22)/tool-arrow.png $(24x24)/tool-arrow.png $(32x32)/tool-arrow.png $(48x48)/tool-arrow.png \
     $(16x16)/tool-i-beam.png $(22x22)/tool-i-beam.png $(24x24)/tool-i-beam.png $(32x32)/tool-i-beam.png $(48x48)/tool-i-beam.png \
     $(16x16)/panel-assets.png $(22x22)/panel-assets.png $(32x32)/panel-assets.png \
     $(16x16)/panel-timeline.png \
     $(16x16)/panel-viewer.png $(22x22)/panel-viewer.png $(32x32)/panel-viewer.png
 
-$(16x16)/tool-arrow.png $(22x22)/tool-arrow.png $(24x24)/tool-arrow.png $(32x32)/tool-arrow.png $(48x48)/tool-arrow.png : $(svgdir)/tool-arrow.svg
+
+
+$(16x16)/tool-arrow.png $(22x22)/tool-arrow.png $(24x24)/tool-arrow.png $(32x32)/tool-arrow.png $(48x48)/tool-arrow.png : $(svgdir)/tool-arrow.svg $(top_builddir)/rsvg-convert
 	$(iconcommand) $< $(icondir)
-$(16x16)/tool-i-beam.png $(22x22)/tool-i-beam.png $(24x24)/tool-i-beam.png $(32x32)/tool-i-beam.png $(48x48)/tool-i-beam.png : $(svgdir)/tool-i-beam.svg
+$(16x16)/tool-i-beam.png $(22x22)/tool-i-beam.png $(24x24)/tool-i-beam.png $(32x32)/tool-i-beam.png $(48x48)/tool-i-beam.png : $(svgdir)/tool-i-beam.svg $(top_builddir)/rsvg-convert
 	$(iconcommand) $< $(icondir)
 
-$(16x16)/panel-assets.png:
+$(16x16)/panel-assets.png: $(top_builddir)/rsvg-convert
 	cp $(16x16pre)/panel-assets.png $(16x16)
-$(22x22)/panel-assets.png:
-	cp $(22x22pre)/panel-assets.png $(22x22)	
-$(32x32)/panel-assets.png:
-	cp $(32x32pre)/panel-assets.png $(32x32)		
-	
-$(16x16)/panel-timeline.png:
+$(22x22)/panel-assets.png: $(top_builddir)/rsvg-convert
+	cp $(22x22pre)/panel-assets.png $(22x22)
+$(32x32)/panel-assets.png: $(top_builddir)/rsvg-convert
+	cp $(32x32pre)/panel-assets.png $(32x32)
+
+$(16x16)/panel-timeline.png: $(top_builddir)/rsvg-convert
 	cp $(16x16pre)/panel-timeline.png $(16x16)
 
-$(16x16)/panel-viewer.png:
+$(16x16)/panel-viewer.png: $(top_builddir)/rsvg-convert
 	cp $(16x16pre)/panel-viewer.png $(16x16)
-$(22x22)/panel-viewer.png:
+$(22x22)/panel-viewer.png: $(top_builddir)/rsvg-convert
 	cp $(22x22pre)/panel-viewer.png $(22x22)
-$(32x32)/panel-viewer.png:
+$(32x32)/panel-viewer.png: $(top_builddir)/rsvg-convert
 	cp $(32x32pre)/panel-viewer.png $(32x32)