diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index eab126c1..8a3bca7c 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ endif
 
 # This should not be dictionary order but build order
 SUBDIRS = \
+  third_party \
   third_party/tomlc99 \
   common \
   vnc \