diff --git a/test/shaping/data/Makefile.am b/test/shaping/data/Makefile.am
index e76b3b870..4f2c11366 100644
--- a/test/shaping/data/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/shaping/data/Makefile.am
@@ -6,4 +6,8 @@ SUBDIRS = \
 	text-rendering-tests \
 	$(NULL)
 
+# Convenience targets:
+lib:
+	@$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C $(top_builddir)/src lib
+
 -include $(top_srcdir)/git.mk
diff --git a/test/shaping/data/in-house/Makefile.am b/test/shaping/data/in-house/Makefile.am
index a9893a89a..2f9551918 100644
--- a/test/shaping/data/in-house/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/shaping/data/in-house/Makefile.am
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 NULL =
 
+# Convenience targets:
+lib:
+	@$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C $(top_builddir)/src lib
+
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	COPYING \
 	fonts \
diff --git a/test/shaping/data/text-rendering-tests/Makefile.am b/test/shaping/data/text-rendering-tests/Makefile.am
index 2798e512c..385270a29 100644
--- a/test/shaping/data/text-rendering-tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/shaping/data/text-rendering-tests/Makefile.am
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 NULL =
 
+# Convenience targets:
+lib:
+	@$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C $(top_builddir)/src lib
+
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	extract-tests.py \
 	fonts \