diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bd48011..9bf78e3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -22,11 +22,13 @@ $(__Tomlplusplus): tomlplusplus
 
 # Build hyprcursor if the .hpp file is not installed (required hyprlang)
 # Library for hyprwm
+.PHONY : hyprcursor
 hyprcursor:
 	git submodule init
 	git submodule update --remote hyprcursor
 __Hypercursor = $(INC_SYSTEM_PATH)/hyprcursor.hpp
 $(__Hypercursor): $(__Hyperlang) 
+	@[[ -z "$(ls -A hyprcursor)" ]] && $(MAKE) hyprcursor
 	$(CMAKE) --no-warn-unused-cli -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release \
 		-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=/usr -S ./hyprcursor -B ./hyprcursor/build
 	$(CMAKE) --build ./hyprcursor/build --config Release --target all \
@@ -36,11 +38,13 @@ $(__Hypercursor): $(__Hyperlang)
 
 # Build hyprutils if the .hpp file is not installed
 # Library for hyprwm
+.PHONY : hyprutils
 hyprutils:
 	git submodule init
 	git submodule update --remote hyprutils
 __Hyprutils = $(INC_SYSTEM_PATH)/hyprutils.hpp
 $(__Hyprutils): hyprutils
+	@[[ -z "$(ls -A hyprutils)" ]] && $(MAKE) hyprutils
 	$(CMAKE) --no-warn-unused-cli -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release \
 		-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=/usr -S hyprutils -B ./hyprutils/build
 	$(CMAKE) --build ./hyprutils/build --config Release --target all -j`nproc \
@@ -49,11 +53,13 @@ $(__Hyprutils): hyprutils
 
 # Build hyprlang if the .hpp file is not installed
 # Library for hyprwm
+.PHONY : hyprlang
 hyprlang:
 	git submodule init
 	git submodule update --remote hyprlang
 __Hyprlang = $(INC_SYSTEM_PATH)/hyprlang.hpp 
 $(__Hyprlang): $(__Hyprutils)
+	@[[ -z "$(ls -A hyprlang)" ]] && $(MAKE) hyprlang
 	# built using cmake
 	$(CMAKE) --no-warn-unused-cli -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release \
 		-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=/usr -S ./hyprlang -B ./hyprlang/build