diff --git a/desktop/toolkit/qt5/qt5-websockets/actions.py b/desktop/toolkit/qt5/qt5-websockets/actions.py
index 25b8484648..d6670305bf 100644
--- a/desktop/toolkit/qt5/qt5-websockets/actions.py
+++ b/desktop/toolkit/qt5/qt5-websockets/actions.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ def setup():
     qt5.configure()
 
 def build():
+    qt5.make()
     qt5.make("docs")
 
 def install():