diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index d05c1752dc..d93a4c6136 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ else
 SUBDIRS_EXAMPLES =
 endif
 
-SUBDIRS = include libs gst tools \
+SUBDIRS = include gst libs tools \
 	$(SUBDIRS_TESTS) $(SUBDIRS_EXAMPLES) $(SUBDIRS_DOCS)
 
 # These are all the possible subdirs
diff --git a/gst/schedulers/Makefile.am b/gst/schedulers/Makefile.am
index b92ba761a3..67e43c8a0f 100644
--- a/gst/schedulers/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst/schedulers/Makefile.am
@@ -11,3 +11,9 @@ libgststandardscheduler_la_SOURCES = gststandardscheduler.c
 libgststandardscheduler_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_CFLAGS) -I$(top_srcdir)/libs/ext/cothreads
 libgststandardscheduler_la_LIBADD = $(GST_LIBS) $(top_builddir)/libs/ext/cothreads/cothreads/libcothreads-gthreads.la
 libgststandardscheduler_la_LDFLAGS = @GST_LT_LDFLAGS@
+
+## this is a REALLY evil hack 
+## but we need to keep it as long as we have libs/gst and libs/ext
+$(top_builddir)/libs/ext/cothreads/cothreads/libcothreads-gthreads.la:
+	cd $(top_builddir)/libs/ext/cothreads/cothreads && make
+