diff --git a/plugin/python/CMakeLists.txt b/plugin/python/CMakeLists.txt
index 5bc15fb8b5f0b34888673a94d0c0cebf8f25c6ae..c851b4fd30bbe270893be20fd109e2a319895bd0 100644
--- a/plugin/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugin/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ if (PROTOBUF_FOUND)
         COMMENT "Running Python protocol buffer compiler on protocol.proto"
         DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/../../include/transport/protocol.proto
     )
-    ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(pb-python DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/protocol_pb2.py)
+    ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(pb-python ALL DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/protocol_pb2.py)
 endif()
 
 
+
+