diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-vulkan/CMakeLists.txt b/ggml/src/ggml-vulkan/CMakeLists.txt
index 39f022f33d856..0bf4cb14f88c7 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-vulkan/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-vulkan/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ if (Vulkan_FOUND)
                    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$<CONFIG>
                    ${VULKAN_SHADER_GEN_CMAKE_ARGS}
 
-        BUILD_COMMAND   ${CMAKE_COMMAND} --build   . --config $<CONFIG>
+        BUILD_COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} --build . --config $<CONFIG>
+        BUILD_ALWAYS  TRUE
 
         # NOTE: When DESTDIR is set using Makefile generators and
         # "make install" triggers the build step, vulkan-shaders-gen
@@ -164,6 +165,14 @@ if (Vulkan_FOUND)
 
     file(GLOB _ggml_vk_shader_files CONFIGURE_DEPENDS "${_ggml_vk_input_dir}/*.comp")
 
+    # Because external projects do not provide source-level tracking,
+    # the vulkan-shaders-gen sources need to be explicitly added to
+    # ensure that changes will cascade into shader re-generation.
+
+    file(GLOB _ggml_vk_shaders_gen_sources
+              CONFIGURE_DEPENDS "${_ggml_vk_input_dir}/*.cpp"
+                                "${_ggml_vk_input_dir}/*.h")
+
     add_custom_command(
         OUTPUT ${_ggml_vk_header}
                ${_ggml_vk_source}
@@ -177,6 +186,7 @@ if (Vulkan_FOUND)
             --no-clean
 
         DEPENDS ${_ggml_vk_shader_files}
+                ${_ggml_vk_shaders_gen_sources}
                 vulkan-shaders-gen
 
         COMMENT "Generate vulkan shaders"