diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5bddebc12..aaef6083b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.DEFAULT_GOAL := all
+
 RTPENGINE_ROOT_DIR=.
 with_transcoding ?= yes
 
diff --git a/lib/common.Makefile b/lib/common.Makefile
index 401a834cf..2b0e39b82 100644
--- a/lib/common.Makefile
+++ b/lib/common.Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.DEFAULT_GOAL := all
+
 include ../lib/lib.Makefile
 
 CFLAGS += -fPIE