diff --git a/gst/parse/Makefile.am b/gst/parse/Makefile.am
index d67ed5c7d1..559a4090ae 100644
--- a/gst/parse/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst/parse/Makefile.am
@@ -13,8 +13,13 @@ BUILT_SOURCES = grammar.tab.h grammar.tab.c lex._gst_parse_yy.c
 
 EXTRA_DIST = grammar.y parse.l types.h
 
-grammar.tab.c grammar.tab.h: grammar.y
+grammar.tab.c grammar.tab.h: grammar.y ../gstmarshal.h
 	$(BISON) $^
+
+## this is so make install without a previous make can work, because
+## this dir needs gstmarshal.h generated
+../gstmarshal.h:
+	cd .. && make gstmarshal.h
  
 lex._gst_parse_yy.c: parse.l
 	flex -P_gst_parse_yy $^