diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bb007670..7fe071be 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ ifdef CONFIG_AO
 SRCS += audio_ao.c
 endif
 
+# default target
+all: shairport
+
 shairport: $(SRCS)
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SRCS) $(LDFLAGS) -o shairport