diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 907e4599..94056066 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -386,6 +386,9 @@ add_subdirectory(external/floppybridge)
 add_subdirectory(external/capsimage)
 add_subdirectory(external/libguisan)
 
+# Add dependencies to ensure external libraries are built
+add_dependencies(${PROJECT_NAME} mt32emu floppybridge capsimage guisan)
+
 target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE ${SDL2_INCLUDE_DIRS} src src/osdep src/include src/threaddep src/archivers external/libguisan/include external/mt32emu/src external/floppybridge/src)
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE SDL2 SDL2_image SDL2_ttf guisan mt32emu ${DBUS_LIBRARIES} FLAC portmidi png mpg123 mpeg2convert mpeg2 serialport z)
 target_link_options(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE "LINKER:-as-needed,-no-pie")