diff --git a/libraries/testing/CMakeLists.txt b/libraries/testing/CMakeLists.txt
index 9a881f1b8d..5bbfc0e106 100644
--- a/libraries/testing/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libraries/testing/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ configure_file(contracts.hpp.in include/testing_contracts/contracts.hpp ESCAPE_Q
 add_library(eosio_testing_contracts INTERFACE)
 target_include_directories(eosio_testing_contracts INTERFACE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/include/testing_contracts)
 
+if( EOSIO_COMPILE_TEST_CONTRACTS )
+   add_dependencies( eosio_testing_contracts testing_contracts_project)
+endif()
+
 configure_file(contracts.cpp.in contracts.cpp ESCAPE_QUOTES)
 
 ## SORT .cpp by most likely to change / break compile