diff --git a/openair1/PHY/CODING/nrLDPC_coding/nrLDPC_coding_segment/CMakeLists.txt b/openair1/PHY/CODING/nrLDPC_coding/nrLDPC_coding_segment/CMakeLists.txt
index 99ac2279eb..ed8de90594 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/CODING/nrLDPC_coding/nrLDPC_coding_segment/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/openair1/PHY/CODING/nrLDPC_coding/nrLDPC_coding_segment/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ add_library(nr_coding_segment_encoder OBJECT
   nrLDPC_coding_segment_encoder.c
 )
 
+#ensure that the T header files are generated before targets depending on them
+if (${T_TRACER})
+  add_dependencies(nr_coding_segment_utils generate_T)
+  add_dependencies(nr_coding_segment_decoder generate_T)
+  add_dependencies(nr_coding_segment_encoder generate_T)
+endif (${T_TRACER})
+
 add_library(ldpc MODULE)
 target_link_libraries(ldpc PRIVATE
   nr_coding_segment_decoder
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/CODING/nrLDPC_coding/nrLDPC_coding_xdma/CMakeLists.txt b/openair1/PHY/CODING/nrLDPC_coding/nrLDPC_coding_xdma/CMakeLists.txt
index 4cc6421e3f..f51eb9d8ca 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/CODING/nrLDPC_coding/nrLDPC_coding_xdma/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/openair1/PHY/CODING/nrLDPC_coding/nrLDPC_coding_xdma/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ if (ENABLE_LDPC_XDMA)
   )
   target_include_directories(ldpc_xdma PRIVATE ../nrLDPC_coding_segment)
 
+  #ensure that the T header files are generated before targets depending on them
+  if (${T_TRACER})
+    add_dependencies(ldpc_xdma generate_T)
+  endif (${T_TRACER})
+
   target_link_libraries(ldpc_xdma PRIVATE
     nr_coding_segment_encoder
     nr_coding_segment_utils