diff --git a/bitcoin-qt.pro b/bitcoin-qt.pro
index 46caa22fb..6c8ebdc15 100644
--- a/bitcoin-qt.pro
+++ b/bitcoin-qt.pro
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ contains(BITCOIN_NEED_QT_PLUGINS, 1) {
 
 # regenerate src/build.h
 !windows || contains(USE_BUILD_INFO, 1) {
+    genbuild.depends = FORCE
     genbuild.commands = share/genbuild.sh src/build.h
     genbuild.target = src/build.h
     "src/version.cpp".depends += src/build.h