diff --git a/src/crssync/CMakeLists.txt b/src/crssync/CMakeLists.txt
index 11f0b508cbf..c61505eb1ba 100644
--- a/src/crssync/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/crssync/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(crssync
   ${GDAL_LIBRARY}
 )
 
-ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(synccrsdb COMMAND crssync)
+ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(synccrsdb
+	COMMAND ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/crssync
+	DEPENDS crssync
+)
 
 INSTALL(CODE "MESSAGE(\"Installing crssync ...\")")
 INSTALL(TARGETS crssync RUNTIME DESTINATION ${QGIS_LIBEXEC_DIR})