diff --git a/indra/viewer_components/updater/CMakeLists.txt b/indra/viewer_components/updater/CMakeLists.txt
index 7ab3711fde81c40053c62ccad30cfa2b772db29d..4343f39e76f13e519c70ab9a25b6b743381dd62b 100644
--- a/indra/viewer_components/updater/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/indra/viewer_components/updater/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,11 +38,9 @@ set(updater_service_HEADER_FILES
 set_source_files_properties(${updater_service_HEADER_FILES}
                             PROPERTIES HEADER_FILE_ONLY TRUE)
 
-add_custom_target(always_generate_version) # force recompilation with version values
 set_source_files_properties(
    llupdaterservice.cpp 
    PROPERTIES
-   OBJECT_DEPENDS always_generate_version
    COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "${VIEWER_CHANNEL_VERSION_DEFINES}" # see BuildVersion.cmake
    )