diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 214527daf..24df8d989 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ addBundledLibraries()
 # Add ImHex sources
 add_subdirectory(lib/libimhex)
 add_subdirectory(main)
-add_custom_target(imhex ALL DEPENDS main libimhex ${PLUGINS})
+add_custom_target(imhex ALL DEPENDS main libimhex)
 
 # Add unit tests
 enable_testing()
diff --git a/cmake/build_helpers.cmake b/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
index c65f5d0f2..5f241af67 100644
--- a/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ macro(createPackage)
                     install(TARGETS ${plugin} LIBRARY DESTINATION ${PLUGINS_INSTALL_LOCATION})
                 endif ()
             endif ()
+
+            add_dependencies(imhex ${plugin})
         endif ()
     endforeach()