diff --git a/distrib/hc-build b/distrib/hc-build
index f0ad9dc5449c4861063b9d165cbdadc4adcab069..e140653902fd0bdb59d8e023ce6652b440080e8f 100644
--- a/distrib/hc-build
+++ b/distrib/hc-build
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ touch ghc/compiler/main/ParsePkgConf.hs
 
 echo "*** Building hsc..."
 ./configure --enable-hc-boot $configopts
+$MAKE -C glafp-utils boot all
+$MAKE -C ghc/utils boot all
 $MAKE -C ghc boot
 $MAKE -C hslibs boot all
 $MAKE -C ghc all