diff --git a/generics.egg b/generics.egg
index 0cf570d..4a6dfb8 100644
--- a/generics.egg
+++ b/generics.egg
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  (component-options
    (csc-options "-d0" "-O3"))
  (components
-   (extension generic-functions)
+   (extension generic-functions
+              (component-dependencies generic-helpers))
    (extension generic-helpers)))