diff --git a/utils/wxPython/src/Makefile.pre.in b/utils/wxPython/src/Makefile.pre.in
index 2c8c46ed7b..0d9dd43de5 100644
--- a/utils/wxPython/src/Makefile.pre.in
+++ b/utils/wxPython/src/Makefile.pre.in
@@ -380,3 +380,7 @@ wxInstall :	sharedmods $(PYMODULES)
 	python -O $(LIBDEST)/compileall.py -l $(TARGETDIR)
 
 
+lib : libwxPython.a
+
+libwxPython.a : lib.a
+	cp $< $@