diff --git a/cmake/winml_unittests.cmake b/cmake/winml_unittests.cmake
index d078465c55384..b7e409792f224 100644
--- a/cmake/winml_unittests.cmake
+++ b/cmake/winml_unittests.cmake
@@ -55,8 +55,11 @@ endfunction()
 
 file(GLOB winml_test_common_src CONFIGURE_DEPENDS "${WINML_TEST_SRC_DIR}/common/*.cpp")
 add_library(winml_test_common STATIC ${winml_test_common_src})
-add_dependencies(winml_test_common onnx)
-add_dependencies(winml_test_common winml_api)
+add_dependencies(winml_test_common
+  onnx
+  winml_api
+  winml_dll
+)
 set_winml_target_properties(winml_test_common)
 
 file(GLOB winml_test_api_src CONFIGURE_DEPENDS "${WINML_TEST_SRC_DIR}/api/*.cpp")
@@ -64,7 +67,6 @@ add_winml_test(
   TARGET winml_test_api
   SOURCES ${winml_test_api_src}
   LIBS winml_test_common
-  DEPENDS winml_api
 )
 target_precompiled_header(winml_test_api testPch.h)
 
@@ -78,7 +80,6 @@ add_winml_test(
   TARGET winml_test_scenario
   SOURCES ${winml_test_scenario_src}
   LIBS winml_test_common ${winml_test_scenario_libs}
-  DEPENDS winml_api
 )
 target_precompiled_header(winml_test_scenario testPch.h)
 set_target_properties(winml_test_scenario PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS