diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+target/release/yari: libyari
+	cd yari-cli && cargo build -r
+
+libyari: yari-sys/yara/yara
+	cd yari-sys && cargo build -r
+
+yari-sys/yara/yara: yari-sys/yara/bootstrap.sh
+	cd yari-sys/yara && ./bootstrap.sh && CFLAGS="-fPIC ${CFLAGS}" ./configure --enable-debug --disable-shared --enable-static --enable-cuckoo --enable-magic --enable-dotnet --with-crypto && make clean && make
+
+yari-sys/yara/bootstrap.sh:
+	git submodule update --init --force
+
+.PHONY: clean
+clean:
+	cargo clean
+	@cd yari-sys/yara 2> /dev/null && make clean