diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9fbfc32..0eba16c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,14 +2,22 @@ OCAMLBUILD=bapbuild -no-hygiene
 BAPBUNDLE=bapbundle
 ROOT_MODULE=dwarfsynth
 
+LIBDWARFW_SO=libdwarfw/build/libdwarfw.so
+LIBDWARFW_SO_MESON=libdwarfw/build/build.ninja
+
 
 all: install ml_dwarf_write.bin
 
 .PHONY: ml_dwarf_write.bin
-ml_dwarf_write.bin:
+ml_dwarf_write.bin: $(LIBDWARFW_SO)
 	$(MAKE) -C DwarfSynth/c_bindings
 	ln -fs DwarfSynth/c_bindings/ml_dwarf_write.bin .
 
+.PHONY: $(LIBDWARFW_SO)
+$(LIBDWARFW_SO):
+	cd libdwarfw && test -d build || meson build
+	ninja -C libdwarfw/build
+
 .PHONY: $(ROOT_MODULE).plugin
 $(ROOT_MODULE).plugin:
 	$(OCAMLBUILD) $(ROOT_MODULE).plugin