diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a7701288975..a4f2e6a41ad 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -922,6 +922,7 @@ if(CONFIG_USERSPACE)
     $<$<BOOL:${CMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE}>:--verbose>
     DEPENDS
     kernel
+    ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/compile_commands.json
     ${ZEPHYR_LIBS_PROPERTY}
     WORKING_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/
     COMMAND_EXPAND_LISTS