diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a1737a712152f3252fd171a4e98b87b959ec72de..e566520626abe49c463d985dcde9ba87e5a9677c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ add_executable(turtlesim_node ${turtlesim_node_SRCS} ${turtlesim_node_MOCS})
 target_link_libraries(turtlesim_node Qt5::Widgets ${catkin_LIBRARIES} ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
 #add_dependencies(turtlesim_node turtlesim_gencpp)
 
+add_dependencies(turtlesim_node turtlesim_xl_generate_messages)
+
 add_executable(turtle_teleop_key tutorials/teleop_turtle_key.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(turtle_teleop_key ${catkin_LIBRARIES})
 #add_dependencies(turtle_teleop_key turtlesim_gencpp)