diff --git a/Makefile.pre.in b/Makefile.pre.in
index c60d253f067..efa0716048d 100644
--- a/Makefile.pre.in
+++ b/Makefile.pre.in
@@ -1018,7 +1018,7 @@ libainstall:	all
 
 # Install the dynamically loadable modules
 # This goes into $(exec_prefix)
-sharedinstall:
+sharedinstall: sharedmods
 	$(RUNSHARED) ./$(BUILDPYTHON) -E $(srcdir)/setup.py install \
 	   	--prefix=$(prefix) \
 		--install-scripts=$(BINDIR) \
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 8f11bb0caf7..961ffc8a96c 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -829,6 +829,8 @@ C-API
 Build
 -----
 
+- Issue #9280: Make sharedinstall depend on sharedmods.
+
 - Issue #8854: Fix finding Visual Studio 2008 on Windows x64.
 
 - Issue #3920, #7903: Define _BSD_SOURCE on OpenBSD 4.4 through 4.9.