diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9c795c86..5dff4944 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .POSIX:
 
-default: metal bootstrap
+default: metal bootstrap wait
 
 all: default external
 
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ bootstrap:
 external:
 	make -C external
 
+wait:
+	./scripts/wait-main-apps
+
 .PHONY: tools
 tools:
 	make -C tools