diff --git a/src/common/CMakeLists.txt b/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
index 50887e35c..7ce0229da 100644
--- a/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ monero_private_headers(common
 monero_add_library(common
   ${common_sources}
   ${common_headers}
-  ${common_private_headers})
+  ${common_private_headers}
+  DEPENDS generate_translations_header)
 target_link_libraries(common
   PUBLIC
     epee