--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt	
+++ a/src/CMakeLists.txt	
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ SET(_sources Alias.cc Annotation.cc Artist.cc ArtistCredit.cc Attribute.cc CDStu
 	TextRepresentation.cc Track.cc UserRating.cc UserTag.cc Work.cc xmlParser.cc
 	RelationListList.cc ISWCList.cc ISWC.cc SecondaryType.cc SecondaryTypeList.cc IPI.cc)
 
+FILE(GLOB InlineSources *.inc)
+
 # when crosscompiling import the executable targets from a file
 IF(CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
   SET(IMPORT_EXECUTABLES "IMPORTFILE-NOTFOUND" CACHE FILEPATH "Point it to the export file from a native build")
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(
 	OUTPUT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mb5_c.cc ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mb5_c.h ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/../include/musicbrainz5/mb5_c.h
 	COMMAND make-c-interface ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} cinterface.xml ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} mb5_c.cc mb5_c.h
 	COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different 	${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mb5_c.h ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/../include/musicbrainz5/mb5_c.h
-	DEPENDS make-c-interface cinterface.xml *.inc
+	DEPENDS make-c-interface cinterface.xml ${InlineSources}
 )
 
 ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(src_gen DEPENDS mb5_c.h)