diff --git a/cmake/emu/native.cmake b/cmake/emu/native.cmake
index 563e043088e..77c165d341e 100644
--- a/cmake/emu/native.cmake
+++ b/cmake/emu/native.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 add_custom_target(run
   COMMAND
   ${APPLICATION_BINARY_DIR}/zephyr/${KERNEL_EXE_NAME}
+  DEPENDS ${logical_target_for_zephyr_elf}
   WORKING_DIRECTORY ${APPLICATION_BINARY_DIR}
   USES_TERMINAL
   )