diff --git a/py/mkrules.mk b/py/mkrules.mk
index 730ac9704f..0121c3aefd 100644
--- a/py/mkrules.mk
+++ b/py/mkrules.mk
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ endif
 OBJ_EXTRA_ORDER_DEPS =
 
 # Generate moduledefs.h.
+SRC_QSTR += $(HEADER_BUILD)/devices.h
 OBJ_EXTRA_ORDER_DEPS += $(HEADER_BUILD)/moduledefs.h
 
 ifeq ($(MICROPY_ROM_TEXT_COMPRESSION),1)
diff --git a/supervisor/supervisor.mk b/supervisor/supervisor.mk
index 50722bb1a2..859ead5da4 100644
--- a/supervisor/supervisor.mk
+++ b/supervisor/supervisor.mk
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ else
   endif
 
 OBJ_EXTRA_ORDER_DEPS += $(HEADER_BUILD)/devices.h
+SRC_QSTR += $(HEADER_BUILD)/devices.h
 $(HEADER_BUILD)/devices.h : ../../supervisor/shared/external_flash/devices.h.jinja ../../tools/gen_nvm_devices.py | $(HEADER_BUILD)
 	$(STEPECHO) "GEN $@"
 	$(Q)install -d $(BUILD)/genhdr