diff --git a/build/Makefile.in b/build/Makefile.in
index 6964ed76234..8769958109c 100644
--- a/build/Makefile.in
+++ b/build/Makefile.in
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ HARNESS_WITH_FUDGE_JOBS = $(HARNESS_WITH_FUDGE) --jobs
 
 
 # the default target
-all: perl6.pbc
+all: perl6$(EXE)
 
 ##  targets for building a standalone perl6.
 # (We're not quite ready to make this a default target.)