diff --git a/cmd/ipfs/Makefile b/cmd/ipfs/Makefile
index d2b7d813201999a85eee524a618d03d8d04aecea..8a03b102db10a2b10ae34684b78fc0f9df73f450 100644
--- a/cmd/ipfs/Makefile
+++ b/cmd/ipfs/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,14 @@ all: install
 commit = $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD 2> /dev/null || echo unknown)
 ldflags = "-X "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/repo/config".CurrentCommit=$(commit)"
 
-build:
+gx:
+	go get -u github.com/whyrusleeping/gx
+	go get -u github.com/whyrusleeping/gx-go
+
+deps: gx
+	gx --verbose install --global
+
+build: deps
 	go build -ldflags=$(ldflags)
 
 install: build