diff --git a/src/amd/vulkan/meson.build b/src/amd/vulkan/meson.build
index de09ba5d598..67ebd0321db 100644
--- a/src/amd/vulkan/meson.build
+++ b/src/amd/vulkan/meson.build
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ radv_extensions_c = custom_target(
     prog_python, '@INPUT0@', '--xml', '@INPUT1@', '--out-c', '@OUTPUT0@',
     '--out-h', '@OUTPUT1@'
   ],
+  depend_files : vk_extensions_gen,
 )
 
 amd_vk_format_table_c = custom_target(
diff --git a/src/broadcom/vulkan/meson.build b/src/broadcom/vulkan/meson.build
index 938595afa1d..81317d94fc4 100644
--- a/src/broadcom/vulkan/meson.build
+++ b/src/broadcom/vulkan/meson.build
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ v3dv_extensions_c = custom_target(
     prog_python, '@INPUT0@', '--xml', '@INPUT1@',
     '--out-c', '@OUTPUT@',
   ],
-  depend_files : files('v3dv_extensions.py'),
+  depend_files : [files('v3dv_extensions.py'), vk_extensions_gen],
 )
 
 v3dv_extensions_h = custom_target(
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ v3dv_extensions_h = custom_target(
     prog_python, '@INPUT0@', '--xml', '@INPUT1@',
     '--out-h', '@OUTPUT@',
   ],
-  depend_files : files('v3dv_extensions.py'),
+  depend_files : [files('v3dv_extensions.py'), vk_extensions_gen],
 )
 
 libv3dv_files = files(
diff --git a/src/freedreno/vulkan/meson.build b/src/freedreno/vulkan/meson.build
index 75485e6e498..6a9035ff3f4 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/vulkan/meson.build
+++ b/src/freedreno/vulkan/meson.build
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ tu_extensions_c = custom_target(
     prog_python, '@INPUT0@', '--xml', '@INPUT1@', '--out-c', '@OUTPUT0@',
     '--out-h', '@OUTPUT1@'
   ],
+  depend_files : vk_extensions_gen,
 )
 
 libtu_files = files(
diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/lavapipe/meson.build b/src/gallium/frontends/lavapipe/meson.build
index 94c68d14d23..6cfaff61639 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/lavapipe/meson.build
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/lavapipe/meson.build
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ lvp_extensions_c = custom_target(
     prog_python, '@INPUT0@', '--xml', '@INPUT1@', '--out-c', '@OUTPUT0@',
     '--out-h', '@OUTPUT1@'
   ],
+  depend_files : vk_extensions_gen,
 )
 
 liblvp_files = files(
diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/meson.build b/src/intel/vulkan/meson.build
index ddfadfc2093..d0634f27c6c 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/meson.build
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/meson.build
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ anv_extensions_c = custom_target(
     prog_python, '@INPUT0@', '--xml', '@INPUT1@',
     '--out-c', '@OUTPUT@',
   ],
-  depend_files : anv_extensions_py,
+  depend_files : [anv_extensions_py, vk_extensions_gen],
 )
 
 anv_extensions_h = custom_target(
diff --git a/src/vulkan/util/meson.build b/src/vulkan/util/meson.build
index f7d8a3df502..c719918d0dd 100644
--- a/src/vulkan/util/meson.build
+++ b/src/vulkan/util/meson.build
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 # OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
 # SOFTWARE.
 
+vk_extensions_gen = files('vk_extensions_gen.py')
+
 files_vulkan_util = files(
   'vk_alloc.h',
   'vk_debug_report.c',