diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 13889576..7f55392c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -251,6 +251,8 @@ set_property(TARGET metadata_thrift PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD 17)
 
 target_include_directories(metadata_thrift PRIVATE ${INCLUDE_DIRS})
 
+add_dependencies(metadata_thrift thrift_light)
+
 foreach(tgt dwarfs ${BINARY_TARGETS})
   target_include_directories(${tgt} SYSTEM PRIVATE ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS}
                                                    ${INCLUDE_DIRS})