diff --git a/plugins/filetemplates/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/filetemplates/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/plugins/filetemplates/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/filetemplates/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
 )
 
 kde4_add_executable(testfiletemplates ${test_srcs})
+add_dependencies(testfiletemplates kdevfiletemplates)
 
 target_link_libraries(testfiletemplates
     ${KDE4_KDECORE_LIBS}