diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/Makefile b/tools/power/cpupower/Makefile
index d6e1c02ddcfe..543e58771b5e 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/Makefile
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/Makefile
@@ -272,14 +272,14 @@ clean:
 	$(MAKE) -C bench O=$(OUTPUT) clean
 
 
-install-lib:
+install-lib: libcpupower
 	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)${libdir}
 	$(CP) $(OUTPUT)libcpupower.so* $(DESTDIR)${libdir}/
 	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)${includedir}
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) lib/cpufreq.h $(DESTDIR)${includedir}/cpufreq.h
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) lib/cpuidle.h $(DESTDIR)${includedir}/cpuidle.h
 
-install-tools:
+install-tools: $(OUTPUT)cpupower
 	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)${bindir}
 	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(OUTPUT)cpupower $(DESTDIR)${bindir}
 
@@ -293,14 +293,14 @@ install-man:
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) -D man/cpupower-info.1 $(DESTDIR)${mandir}/man1/cpupower-info.1
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) -D man/cpupower-monitor.1 $(DESTDIR)${mandir}/man1/cpupower-monitor.1
 
-install-gmo:
+install-gmo: create-gmo
 	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)${localedir}
 	for HLANG in $(LANGUAGES); do \
 		echo '$(INSTALL_DATA) -D $(OUTPUT)po/$$HLANG.gmo $(DESTDIR)${localedir}/$$HLANG/LC_MESSAGES/cpupower.mo'; \
 		$(INSTALL_DATA) -D $(OUTPUT)po/$$HLANG.gmo $(DESTDIR)${localedir}/$$HLANG/LC_MESSAGES/cpupower.mo; \
 	done;
 
-install-bench:
+install-bench: compile-bench
 	@#DESTDIR must be set from outside to survive
 	@sbindir=$(sbindir) bindir=$(bindir) docdir=$(docdir) confdir=$(confdir) $(MAKE) -C bench O=$(OUTPUT) install
 
diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/bench/Makefile b/tools/power/cpupower/bench/Makefile
index f68b4bc55273..d9d9923af85c 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/bench/Makefile
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/bench/Makefile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ $(OUTPUT)cpufreq-bench: $(OBJS)
 
 all: $(OUTPUT)cpufreq-bench
 
-install:
+install: $(OUTPUT)cpufreq-bench
 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/$(sbindir)
 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/$(bindir)
 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/$(docdir)