diff --git a/cmake/emu/native.cmake b/cmake/emu/native.cmake
index 12cdd3112b7..3578f47bfc4 100644
--- a/cmake/emu/native.cmake
+++ b/cmake/emu/native.cmake
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 add_custom_target(run_native
   COMMAND
   ${APPLICATION_BINARY_DIR}/zephyr/${KERNEL_EXE_NAME}
-  DEPENDS ${logical_target_for_zephyr_elf}
+  DEPENDS
+    ${logical_target_for_zephyr_elf}
+    $<$<TARGET_EXISTS:native_runner_executable>:native_runner_executable>
   WORKING_DIRECTORY ${APPLICATION_BINARY_DIR}
   USES_TERMINAL
   )