diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 007d25c5..63c8b57f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 NAME=sems
+.DEFAULT_GOAL:=all
 include Makefile.defs
 
 modules = $(filter-out $(wildcard Makefile* README doc), \