diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 940908903496e69e713db987860129ba6bdf2b7e..0460e198b0c8fcfca88d706b659706290eeb73f3 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -52,8 +52,13 @@ OCTAVE    ?= octave
 
 bin_PROGRAMS =
 
+## Octave
+
+OCTAVE_MODULES= duneminimise.oct duneevaluate.oct
+octave_modules: $(OCTAVE_MODULES)
+
 .PHONY:
-run-octave: duneevaluate.oct duneminimise.oct
+run-octave: octave_modules
 	$(OCTAVE) --path $(abs_builddir) --path $(abs_srcdir)
 
 include $(srcdir)/duneminimise.mk