diff --git a/poi-ooxml-lite/build.gradle b/poi-ooxml-lite/build.gradle
index e25acb4f95..9122dba066 100644
--- a/poi-ooxml-lite/build.gradle
+++ b/poi-ooxml-lite/build.gradle
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ task generateModuleInfo() {
 }
 
 task compileOoxmlLite(type: Copy) {
-    dependsOn 'generateModuleInfo', ':poi-ooxml-full:generate_beans'
+    dependsOn 'generateModuleInfo', ':poi-ooxml-full:generate_beans', ':poi-ooxml-full:compileJava'
 
     // This task is currently always executed, because gradle thinks files with two dollar signs
     // (as in AlternateContentDocument$AlternateContent$Choice.class) are always stale