diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 172e4f66..0123e1f9 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -34,13 +34,25 @@ dist-hook:
 libtool: $(LIBTOOL_DEPS)
 	$(SHELL) ./config.status --recheck
 
+libs:
+if FUSE_INTERNAL
+	(cd libfuse-lite && $(MAKE) libs) || exit 1;
+endif
+	(cd libntfs-3g && $(MAKE) libs) || exit 1;
+
+libntfs:
+	(cd libntfs-3g && $(MAKE) libs) || exit 1;
+
+drivers: libs
+	(cd src && $(MAKE) drivers) || exit 1;
+
+ntfsprogs: libntfs
+	(cd ntfsprogs && $(MAKE)) || exit 1;
+
 if ENABLE_NTFSPROGS
 strip:
 	(cd ntfsprogs && $(MAKE) strip) || exit 1;
 
-libs:
-	(cd libntfs-3g && $(MAKE) libs) || exit 1;
-
 extra:	extras
 
 extras: libs
diff --git a/README b/README
index 97fcfb2c..e7b08d97 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ Below are a few specific options to ./configure :
 	--enable-xattr-mappings : enable system extended attributes mappings
 	--with-fuse=external : use external fuse (overriding Linux default)
 
+There are also a few make targets for building parts :
+	make libntfs : only build the libntfs-3g library
+	make libs : only build libntfs-3g (and libfuse-lite, if relevant)
+	make drivers : only build drivers and libraries, without ntfsprogs
+	make ntfsprogs : only build ntfsprogs and libntfs-3g, without drivers
+
 Non-Linux: Please see 
 
 	http://www.tuxera.com/community/ntfs-3g-download/
diff --git a/libfuse-lite/Makefile.am b/libfuse-lite/Makefile.am
index c09e8d7d..800b412d 100644
--- a/libfuse-lite/Makefile.am
+++ b/libfuse-lite/Makefile.am
@@ -26,3 +26,5 @@ libfuse_lite_la_SOURCES =	\
 	mount.c 		\
 	mount_util.c 		\
 	mount_util.h
+
+libs:	libfuse-lite.la
diff --git a/libntfs-3g/Makefile.am b/libntfs-3g/Makefile.am
index e1fe052d..292233a5 100644
--- a/libntfs-3g/Makefile.am
+++ b/libntfs-3g/Makefile.am
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@ libntfs_3g_la_CFLAGS  = $(AM_CFLAGS) -I$(top_srcdir)/include/ntfs-3g
 
 libntfs_3g_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info $(LIBNTFS_3G_VERSION) -no-undefined
 
-if FUSE_INTERNAL
-libntfs_3g_la_LIBADD  = $(top_builddir)/libfuse-lite/libfuse-lite.la
-endif
-
 libntfs_3g_la_SOURCES =	\
 	acls.c 	\
 	attrib.c 	\
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 3bf3e4bc..dc55ba0e 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
 
 if FUSE_INTERNAL
 FUSE_CFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/include/fuse-lite
-FUSE_LIBS   =
+FUSE_LIBS   = $(top_builddir)/libfuse-lite/libfuse-lite.la
 else
 FUSE_CFLAGS = $(FUSE_MODULE_CFLAGS)
 FUSE_LIBS   = $(FUSE_MODULE_LIBS)
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ ntfs_3g_probe_SOURCES 	= ntfs-3g.probe.c
 ntfs_3g_usermap_SOURCES 	= usermap.c
 ntfs_3g_secaudit_SOURCES 	= secaudit.c
 
+drivers : $(FUSE_LIBS) ntfs-3g lowntfs-3g
+
 if RUN_LDCONFIG
 install-exec-hook:
 	$(LDCONFIG)