diff --git a/schroedinger.spec b/schroedinger.spec
index eb3bf39..eb3980c 100644
--- a/schroedinger.spec
+++ b/schroedinger.spec
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ autoreconf -fiv
 sed -i.rpath 's|^hardcode_libdir_flag_spec=.*|hardcode_libdir_flag_spec=""|g' libtool
 sed -i.rpath 's|^runpath_var=LD_RUN_PATH|runpath_var=DIE_RPATH_DIE|g' libtool
 
+# Avoid a race on library creation
+%make_build || %make_build -C schroedinger libschroedinger-1.0.la
 %make_build