diff --git a/cmake/tests.cmake b/cmake/tests.cmake
index 30214e7d0f..bf8e5a6c79 100644
--- a/cmake/tests.cmake
+++ b/cmake/tests.cmake
@@ -214,4 +214,5 @@ target_link_libraries(lite-arena-test libprotobuf-lite gmock_main)
 
 add_custom_target(check
   COMMAND tests
+  DEPENDS tests test_plugin
   WORKING_DIRECTORY ${protobuf_source_dir})