diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 47aee937a57..43d67f40201 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ add_custom_target(generate_build_info
   COMMENT "Generating bitcoin-build-info.h"
   VERBATIM
 )
-add_library(bitcoin_clientversion STATIC EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
+add_library(bitcoin_clientversion STATIC
   clientversion.cpp
 )
 target_link_libraries(bitcoin_clientversion