diff --git a/app/CMakeLists.txt b/app/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/app/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/app/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 ########### next target ###############
 
+set(dbus_interface_name org.kde.khotkeys.xml)
 set(kded_khotkeys_PART_SRCS 
         kded.cpp
-        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/org.kde.khotkeys.xml)
+        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${dbus_interface_name})
 
-qt5_generate_dbus_interface(kded.h org.kde.khotkeys.xml )
+qt5_generate_dbus_interface(kded.h ${dbus_interface_name})
+set(dbus_interface_xml ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${dbus_interface_name})
+
+add_custom_target(khotkeysdbusinterface ALL DEPENDS ${dbus_interface_name})
 
 add_library(kded_khotkeys MODULE ${kded_khotkeys_PART_SRCS})
 set_target_properties(kded_khotkeys PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME khotkeys)
diff --git a/kcm_hotkeys/CMakeLists.txt b/kcm_hotkeys/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/kcm_hotkeys/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kcm_hotkeys/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
     MODULE
     ${kcm_hotkeys_PART_SRCS}
     )
+add_dependencies(kcm_hotkeys khotkeysdbusinterface)
 
 target_compile_definitions(kcm_hotkeys PRIVATE -DPROJECT_VERSION="${PROJECT_VERSION}")