diff --git a/cmake/utils/qvm_tools.cmake b/cmake/utils/qvm_tools.cmake
index cf299ca3..8765dfc7 100644
--- a/cmake/utils/qvm_tools.cmake
+++ b/cmake/utils/qvm_tools.cmake
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ ExternalProject_Add(qvm_tools
         -DCMAKE_MODULE_PATH=${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH}
         -DCMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED_VERSION=${CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED_VERSION}
         ${BUILD_TYPE_ARG}
+    BUILD_ALWAYS TRUE
     INSTALL_COMMAND "")
 
 set(Q3LCC ${TOOLS_DIR}/$<CONFIG>/q3lcc)