diff --git a/pcbnew/CMakeLists.txt b/pcbnew/CMakeLists.txt
index 35d572f9d6..9b646df111 100644
--- a/pcbnew/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/pcbnew/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -764,6 +764,9 @@ add_library( pcbnew_kiface_objects OBJECT
     ${PCBNEW_SCRIPTING_SRCS}
     )
 
+# pcbnew depends on make_lexer outputs in common
+add_dependencies( pcbnew_kiface_objects pcbcommon )
+
 if( KICAD_USE_PCH AND CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang" )
     target_precompile_headers( pcbnew_kiface_objects
         PRIVATE