diff --git a/cmake/AddPlatformExecutable.cmake b/cmake/AddPlatformExecutable.cmake
index 24be87d..2f9b9e0 100755
--- a/cmake/AddPlatformExecutable.cmake
+++ b/cmake/AddPlatformExecutable.cmake
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ function(add_platform_executable)
     # there's no point in including the base assets if it doesn't need data at all,
     # and this prevents a cyclic dependency with assetpipeline, modelcompiler, etc.
     if(NOT ${add_platform_executable_SKIP_DATA})
-        add_dependencies(${add_platform_executable_TARGET} EngineBase)
+        add_dependencies(${add_platform_executable_TARGET} EngineBase AssetPipeline)
     endif()
 
     if("${add_platform_executable_APP_NAME}")