diff --git a/src/platforms/common/CMakeLists.txt b/src/platforms/common/CMakeLists.txt
index 7d486c9709..c60f47764e 100644
--- a/src/platforms/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/platforms/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,12 +32,9 @@
 ############################################################################
 set(depends
 	msg_gen
+	prebuild_targets
 	)
 
-if (prebuild_targets)
-	list(APPEND depends prebuild_targets)
-endif()
-
 px4_add_module(
 	MODULE platforms__common
 	SRCS