diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 4286ea43..60eb8612 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-SUBDIRS=control mixer pcm rawmidi timer hwdep seq instr compat conf
+SUBDIRS=control mixer pcm rawmidi timer hwdep seq instr compat conf aserver
 COMPATNUM=@LIBTOOL_VERSION_INFO@
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libasound.la
diff --git a/src/aserver/Makefile.am b/src/aserver/Makefile.am
index 2e9b2b02..4568805d 100644
--- a/src/aserver/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/aserver/Makefile.am
@@ -7,3 +7,7 @@ aserver_LDADD = ../libasound.la
 all: aserver
 
 INCLUDES=-I$(top_srcdir)/include -I$(top_srcdir)/src/pcm
+
+../libasound.la:
+	$(MAKE) -C .. libasound.la
+