diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 213998986e..4053024dad 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -487,6 +487,13 @@ libgit_sources = [
   'xdiff/xutils.c',
 ]
 
+libgit_sources += custom_target(
+  input: 'command-list.txt',
+  output: 'command-list.h',
+  command: [shell, meson.current_source_dir() + '/generate-cmdlist.sh', meson.current_source_dir(), '@OUTPUT@'],
+  env: script_environment,
+)
+
 builtin_sources = [
   'builtin/add.c',
   'builtin/am.c',
@@ -614,14 +621,7 @@ builtin_sources = [
   'builtin/write-tree.c',
 ]
 
-libgit_sources += custom_target(
-  input: 'command-list.txt',
-  output: 'command-list.h',
-  command: [shell, meson.current_source_dir() + '/generate-cmdlist.sh', meson.current_source_dir(), '@OUTPUT@'],
-  env: script_environment,
-)
-
-libgit_sources += custom_target(
+builtin_sources += custom_target(
   output: 'config-list.h',
   command: [
     shell,
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ libgit_sources += custom_target(
   env: script_environment,
 )
 
-libgit_sources += custom_target(
+builtin_sources += custom_target(
   input: 'Documentation/githooks.txt',
   output: 'hook-list.h',
   command: [