diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index a40c1cefaa68ff72a6643af8c795060fb45705a3..51bd60dc61851b79cb7861bb3d9f0051eed579f0 100755
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Hoe.new("FXRuby", PKG_VERSION) do |p|
 end
 
 # Make sure extension is built before tests are run
-task :test => build
+task :test => [:build]
 
 # ... project specific tasks ...