diff --git a/build/lib/compilation.js b/build/lib/compilation.js
index 7a741a0b545e3bc889b3a56de2ee07071c75eb02..371107d401a21e82dc980675c93ca0d1ff4a0057 100644
--- a/build/lib/compilation.js
+++ b/build/lib/compilation.js
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ exports.watchTask = watchTask;
 const REPO_SRC_FOLDER = path.join(__dirname, '../../src');
 class MonacoGenerator {
     constructor(isWatch) {
+        this._executeSoonTimer = null;
         this._isWatch = isWatch;
         this.stream = es.through();
         this._inputFiles = monacodts.getIncludesInRecipe().map((moduleId) => {
@@ -127,16 +128,14 @@ class MonacoGenerator {
                 const watcher = fs.watch(filePath);
                 watcher.addListener('change', () => {
                     this._inputFileChanged[filePath] = true;
-                    // Avoid hitting empty files... :/
-                    setTimeout(() => this.execute(), 10);
+                    this._executeSoon();
                 });
                 this._watchers.push(watcher);
             });
             const recipeWatcher = fs.watch(monacodts.RECIPE_PATH);
             recipeWatcher.addListener('change', () => {
                 this._recipeFileChanged = true;
-                // Avoid hitting empty files... :/
-                setTimeout(() => this.execute(), 10);
+                this._executeSoon();
             });
             this._watchers.push(recipeWatcher);
         }
@@ -146,6 +145,16 @@ class MonacoGenerator {
         this._dtsFilesContents = {};
         this._dtsFilesContents2 = {};
     }
+    _executeSoon() {
+        if (this._executeSoonTimer !== null) {
+            // Already scheduled
+            return;
+        }
+        this._executeSoonTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+            this._executeSoonTimer = null;
+            this.execute();
+        }, 20);
+    }
     dispose() {
         this._watchers.forEach(watcher => watcher.close());
     }
diff --git a/build/lib/compilation.ts b/build/lib/compilation.ts
index 0ad0d4a62481533418e0de37e9f5f73c899fe810..9316c81e692f4487806abcaadc940517a8bf6bc5 100644
--- a/build/lib/compilation.ts
+++ b/build/lib/compilation.ts
@@ -166,8 +166,7 @@ class MonacoGenerator {
 				const watcher = fs.watch(filePath);
 				watcher.addListener('change', () => {
 					this._inputFileChanged[filePath] = true;
-					// Avoid hitting empty files... :/
-					setTimeout(() => this.execute(), 10);
+					this._executeSoon();
 				});
 				this._watchers.push(watcher);
 			});
@@ -175,8 +174,7 @@ class MonacoGenerator {
 			const recipeWatcher = fs.watch(monacodts.RECIPE_PATH);
 			recipeWatcher.addListener('change', () => {
 				this._recipeFileChanged = true;
-				// Avoid hitting empty files... :/
-				setTimeout(() => this.execute(), 10);
+				this._executeSoon();
 			});
 			this._watchers.push(recipeWatcher);
 		}
@@ -188,6 +186,18 @@ class MonacoGenerator {
 		this._dtsFilesContents2 = {};
 	}
 
+	private _executeSoonTimer: NodeJS.Timer | null = null;
+	private _executeSoon(): void {
+		if (this._executeSoonTimer !== null) {
+			// Already scheduled
+			return;
+		}
+		this._executeSoonTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+			this._executeSoonTimer = null;
+			this.execute();
+		}, 20);
+	}
+
 	public dispose(): void {
 		this._watchers.forEach(watcher => watcher.close());
 	}