diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d1a8e4874..9bc1e7e44 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -262,10 +262,9 @@ patch:
 	@chmod a+x $(ROOT_DIR)/.github/create_patch.sh && $(ROOT_DIR)/.github/create_patch.sh
 
 external-libs:
-	@cd $(ROOT_DIR)/include/cJSON && make clean && make
 	@cd $(ROOT_DIR)/include/SDL && make clean && make
 
-test:
+test: external-libs
 	@mkdir -p $(BUILD_TEST_DIR)/infoPanel_test_data && cd $(TEST_SRC_DIR) && BUILD_DIR=$(BUILD_TEST_DIR)/ make dev
 	@cp -R $(TEST_SRC_DIR)/infoPanel_test_data $(BUILD_TEST_DIR)/
 	cd $(BUILD_TEST_DIR) && ./test