diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7302547..e6e2389 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@ kernel.build: kernel.prepare
 	cd $(BUILD_DIR)/kernel && make deb
 
 qemu.build: qemu.prepare
-	cd $(BUILD_DIR)/qemu && make deb
+	cd $(BUILD_DIR)/qemu/qemu
+	meson subprojects download || meson subprojects download
+	cd .. && make
 
-kernel.prepare:
-	git submodule update --init --recursive submodules/pve-kernel
+kernel.prepare: | submodule
 	mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)/kernel/patches/kernel
 	ln -sf $$(readlink -f submodules/pve-kernel/debian)     $(BUILD_DIR)/kernel/
 	ln -sf $$(readlink -f submodules/pve-kernel/submodules) $(BUILD_DIR)/kernel/
@@ -23,8 +24,7 @@ kernel.prepare:
 	cp -r patches/kernel/*                                  $(BUILD_DIR)/kernel/patches/kernel
 	cp    submodules/pve-kernel/*                           $(BUILD_DIR)/kernel/ || true
 
-qemu.prepare:
-	git submodule update --init submodules/pve-qemu
+qemu.prepare: | submodule
 	mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)/qemu/debian/
 	ln -sf $$(readlink -f submodules/pve-qemu/qemu)       $(BUILD_DIR)/qemu/
 	cp -r submodules/pve-qemu/debian/*                    $(BUILD_DIR)/qemu/debian
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ qemu.prepare:
 	cd $(BUILD_DIR)/qemu/debian/patches && find pve -type f | grep 'pve/9' >> series && cd -
 	cp    submodules/pve-qemu/*                           $(BUILD_DIR)/qemu/ || true
 
+.PHONY: submodule
+submodule:
+	git submodule update --init --recursive
+
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
 	rm -rf $(BUILD_DIR)
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