diff --git a/src/univalue/CMakeLists.txt b/src/univalue/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/univalue/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/univalue/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -51,4 +51,5 @@
 # Custom target to regenerate univalue_escapes.h
 add_custom_target(generate_univalue_escapes_h
 	COMMAND univalue_gen > ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/lib/univalue_escapes.h
+	DEPENDS univalue_gen
 )