diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 6dfec3b..66594bb 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 # Convenience targets:
 lib: $(BUILT_SOURCES) libharfbuzz.la libharfbuzz-subset.la
+libs: $(BUILT_SOURCES) $(lib_LTLIBRARIES)
 fuzzing: $(BUILT_SOURCES) libharfbuzz-fuzzing.la libharfbuzz-subset-fuzzing.la
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libharfbuzz.la
diff --git a/test/api/Makefile.am b/test/api/Makefile.am
index 65ceeda..a203344 100644
--- a/test/api/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/api/Makefile.am
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 # Convenience targets:
 lib:
 	@$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C $(top_builddir)/src lib
+libs:
+	@$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C $(top_builddir)/src libs
 
 EXTRA_DIST += CMakeLists.txt