diff --git a/icons/Makefile.am b/icons/Makefile.am
index ce0990f26..8bffefd44 100644
--- a/icons/Makefile.am
+++ b/icons/Makefile.am
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ iconcommand = python $(top_srcdir)/admin/render_icon.py
 32x32pre = $(prerendereddir)/32x32
 48x48pre = $(prerendereddir)/48x48
 
-dist_pkgdata_DATA +=															\
+icons =																	\
 	$(16x16)/app-icon.png $(22x22)/app-icon.png $(24x24)/app-icon.png $(32x32)/app-icon.png $(48x48)/app-icon.png			\
 	$(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	\
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ dist_pkgdata_DATA +=															\
 	$(16x16)/panel-timeline.png													\
 	$(16x16)/panel-viewer.png $(22x22)/panel-viewer.png $(32x32)/panel-viewer.png
 
+dist_pkgdata_DATA += $(icons)
+
+all: $(icons)
+
 clean-local:
 	rm -rf $(16x16) $(22x22) $(24x24) $(32x32) $(48x48)
 
@@ -75,19 +79,19 @@ $(16x16)/track-unlocked.png : $(svgdir)/track-unlocked.svg $(top_builddir)/rsvg-
 
 # Panels
 
-$(16x16)/panel-resources.png:
+$(16x16)/panel-resources.png: $(16x16pre)/panel-resources.png
 	cp $(16x16pre)/panel-resources.png $(16x16)
-$(22x22)/panel-resources.png:
+$(22x22)/panel-resources.png: $(22x22pre)/panel-resources.png
 	cp $(22x22pre)/panel-resources.png $(22x22)
-$(32x32)/panel-resources.png:
+$(32x32)/panel-resources.png: $(32x32pre)/panel-resources.png
 	cp $(32x32pre)/panel-resources.png $(32x32)
 
-$(16x16)/panel-timeline.png:
+$(16x16)/panel-timeline.png: $(16x16pre)/panel-timeline.png
 	cp $(16x16pre)/panel-timeline.png $(16x16)
 
-$(16x16)/panel-viewer.png:
+$(16x16)/panel-viewer.png: $(16x16pre)/panel-viewer.png
 	cp $(16x16pre)/panel-viewer.png $(16x16)
-$(22x22)/panel-viewer.png:
+$(22x22)/panel-viewer.png: $(22x22pre)/panel-viewer.png
 	cp $(22x22pre)/panel-viewer.png $(22x22)
-$(32x32)/panel-viewer.png:
+$(32x32)/panel-viewer.png: $(32x32pre)/panel-viewer.png
 	cp $(32x32pre)/panel-viewer.png $(32x32)