diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 226dc573a..eab8ca558 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2002-01-14  Bradford Hovinen  <hovinen@ximian.com>
 
+	* capplets/Makefile.am (always_built_SUBDIRS): Compile common first
+
 	* configure.in (INSTALL_GCONF_CONFIG_SOURCE): Use control-center-2
 	for data directory
 
diff --git a/capplets/Makefile.am b/capplets/Makefile.am
index 71d73395b..3d5043c73 100644
--- a/capplets/Makefile.am
+++ b/capplets/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-always_built_SUBDIRS =				\
-	default-applications desktop-links	\
-	common background keyboard mouse
+always_built_SUBDIRS =					\
+	common default-applications desktop-links	\
+	background keyboard mouse
  
 SUBDIRS =  $(always_built_SUBDIRS) $(SCREENSAVER)