diff --git a/parser/Makefile.in b/parser/Makefile.in
index faae793ef1c5..9844be4aee60 100644
--- a/parser/Makefile.in
+++ b/parser/Makefile.in
@@ -43,6 +43,6 @@ VPATH           = @srcdir@
 include $(DEPTH)/config/autoconf.mk
 
 MODULE		= parser
-DIRS            = expat htmlparser html xml
+DIRS            = expat xml htmlparser html
 
 include $(topsrcdir)/config/rules.mk