diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 73631992c..2eca356b4 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ TESTS =
 check_PROGRAMS =
 
 # Convenience targets:
-lib: $(BUILT_SOURCES) libharfbuzz.la libharfbuzz-subset.la
+lib: $(BUILT_SOURCES) libharfbuzz.la
 libs: $(BUILT_SOURCES) $(lib_LTLIBRARIES)
 fuzzing: $(BUILT_SOURCES) libharfbuzz-fuzzing.la libharfbuzz-subset-fuzzing.la
 
diff --git a/test/shaping/Makefile.am b/test/shaping/Makefile.am
index 732033650..5ca9bc197 100644
--- a/test/shaping/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/shaping/Makefile.am
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ SUBDIRS = data
 # Convenience targets:
 lib:
 	@$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C $(top_builddir)/src lib
+libs:
+	@$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C $(top_builddir)/src libs
 
 EXTRA_DIST += \
 	README.md \
diff --git a/test/subset/Makefile.am b/test/subset/Makefile.am
index 336d33dfb..1673cfbd1 100644
--- a/test/subset/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/subset/Makefile.am
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ SUBDIRS = data
 
 # Convenience targets:
 lib:
-	@$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C $(top_builddir)/src lib
+	@$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C $(top_builddir)/src libs
 
 EXTRA_DIST += \
 	CMakeLists.txt \