diff --git a/paddle/pten/api/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/paddle/pten/api/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index 33f20a4df04135a91e07f78550bc543062d3a292..96ad9ade8e3ad587a0289ae4b81965abc3a6104f 100644
--- a/paddle/pten/api/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/paddle/pten/api/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ add_custom_command(
   COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different ${api_header_file_tmp} ${api_header_file}
   COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different ${api_source_file_tmp} ${api_source_file}
   COMMENT "copy_if_different ${api_header_file} ${api_source_file}"
-  DEPENDS ${api_yaml_file}
+  DEPENDS ${api_yaml_file} ${api_gen_file}
   VERBATIM)
 
 cc_library(utils_api SRCS utils.cc DEPS pten_tensor pten kernel_dispatch)