diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c708db5a1..4dcc9e35e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ VER = sed "s/@VERSION/${JQ_VER}/"
 
 DATE=$(shell git log -1 --pretty=format:%ad)
 
-all: init jquery min lint
+all: jquery min lint
 	@@echo "jQuery build complete."
 
 ${DIST_DIR}:
@@ -68,12 +68,16 @@ define clone_or_pull
 
 endef
 
-init:
+${QUNIT_DIR}:
 	$(call clone_or_pull, ${QUNIT_DIR}, git://github.com/jquery/qunit.git)
+
+${SIZZLE_DIR}:
 	$(call clone_or_pull, ${SIZZLE_DIR}, git://github.com/jeresig/sizzle.git)
 
-jquery: ${JQ}
-jq: ${JQ}
+init: ${QUNIT_DIR} ${SIZZLE_DIR}
+
+jquery: init ${JQ}
+jq: init ${JQ}
 
 ${JQ}: ${MODULES} | ${DIST_DIR}
 	@@echo "Building" ${JQ}
@@ -88,18 +92,27 @@ ${SRC_DIR}/selector.js: ${SIZZLE_DIR}/sizzle.js
 	@@echo "Building selector code from Sizzle"
 	@@sed '/EXPOSE/r src/sizzle-jquery.js' ${SIZZLE_DIR}/sizzle.js | grep -v window.Sizzle > ${SRC_DIR}/selector.js
 
-lint: ${JQ}
-	@@echo "Checking jQuery against JSLint..."
-	@@${JS_ENGINE} build/jslint-check.js
+lint: jquery
+	@@if test ! -z ${JS_ENGINE}; then \
+		echo "Checking jQuery against JSLint..."; \
+		${JS_ENGINE} build/jslint-check.js; \
+	else \
+		echo "You must have NodeJS installed in order to test jQuery against JSLint."; \
+	fi
 
 min: ${JQ_MIN}
 
-${JQ_MIN}: ${JQ}
-	@@echo "Building" ${JQ_MIN}
-	@@${COMPILER} ${JQ} > ${JQ_MIN}.tmp
-	@@echo ";" >> ${JQ_MIN}.tmp
-	@@sed 's/\*\/(/*\/ʩ(/' ${JQ_MIN}.tmp | tr "ʩ" "\n" > ${JQ_MIN}
-	@@rm -rf ${JQ_MIN}.tmp
+${JQ_MIN}: jquery
+	@@if test ! -z ${JS_ENGINE}; then \
+		echo "Minifying jQuery" ${JQ_MIN}; \
+		${COMPILER} ${JQ} > ${JQ_MIN}.tmp; \
+		echo ";" >> ${JQ_MIN}.tmp; \
+		sed 's/\*\/(/*\/ʩ(/' ${JQ_MIN}.tmp | tr "ʩ" "\n" > ${JQ_MIN}; \
+		rm -rf ${JQ_MIN}.tmp; \
+	else \
+		echo "You must have NodeJS installed in order to minify jQuery."; \
+	fi
+	
 
 clean:
 	@@echo "Removing Distribution directory:" ${DIST_DIR}