diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2be9b44319b19c..5ec15dd169c985 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ if(CONFIG_CPU_HAS_MPU AND CONFIG_USERSPACE)
         add_custom_target(
           ${APP_SMEM_DEP} ALL
           DEPENDS app
-          DEPENDS ${ALIGN_SIZING_DEP}
+          kernel
          )
 
         add_custom_command(
@@ -1057,6 +1057,7 @@ if(CONFIG_CPU_HAS_MPU AND CONFIG_USERSPACE)
       DEPENDS
       linker_app_sizing.cmd
       offsets_h
+      ${APP_SMEM_DEP}
     )
 
     set_property(TARGET