diff --git a/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt b/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 90f3ed87a4..33ad584840 100644
--- a/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -217,4 +217,6 @@ target_link_libraries (orc
   ${LIBHDFSPP_LIBRARIES}
   )
 
+add_dependencies(orc orc-format_ep)
+
 install(TARGETS orc DESTINATION lib)