diff --git a/vpp-api/java/Makefile.am b/vpp-api/java/Makefile.am
index aea5c0a..7b674fc 100644
--- a/vpp-api/java/Makefile.am
+++ b/vpp-api/java/Makefile.am
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 	              -lpthread -lm -lrt -ljvpp_common
 libjvpp_registry_la_LDFLAGS = -module
 libjvpp_registry_la_CPPFLAGS = -I$(JAVA_HOME)/include -I$(JAVA_HOME)/include/linux
+EXTRA_libjvpp_registry_la_DEPENDENCIES=libjvpp_common.la
 
 jarfile_jvpp_registry = jvpp-registry-$(PACKAGE_VERSION).jar
 packagedir_jvpp_registry = org/openvpp/jvpp
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@
 	              -lpthread -lm -lrt -ljvpp_common
 libjvpp_core_la_LDFLAGS = -module
 libjvpp_core_la_CPPFLAGS = -I$(JAVA_HOME)/include -I$(JAVA_HOME)/include/linux
+EXTRA_libjvpp_core_la_DEPENDENCIES=libjvpp_common.la
 
 jarfile_jvpp_core = jvpp-core-$(PACKAGE_VERSION).jar
 packagedir_jvpp_core = org/openvpp/jvpp/core