diff --git a/src/tools/kata-ctl/Makefile b/src/tools/kata-ctl/Makefile
index ab677525e0..546f0783ad 100644
--- a/src/tools/kata-ctl/Makefile
+++ b/src/tools/kata-ctl/Makefile
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ clean:
 vendor:
 	cargo vendor
 
-test:
+test: $(GENERATED_CODE)
 	@RUSTFLAGS="$(EXTRA_RUSTFLAGS) --deny warnings" cargo test --target $(TRIPLE) $(if $(findstring release,$(BUILD_TYPE)),--release) $(EXTRA_RUSTFEATURES) -- --nocapture
 
 install: