diff --git a/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt b/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt
index c94abaa6c53..dc8a4b6c773 100644
--- a/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ add_custom_command (TARGET H5match_types POST_BUILD
     BYPRODUCTS ${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/H5f90i_gen.h ${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/H5fortran_types.F90
     COMMAND ${CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING_EMULATOR} $<TARGET_FILE:H5match_types>
     WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}
-    DEPENDS H5match_types
 )
 
 if (BUILD_STATIC_LIBS)
@@ -144,7 +143,6 @@ if (BUILD_STATIC_LIBS)
       COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
       ARGS       -E copy_if_different ${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/H5fortran_types.F90 ${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5fortran_types.F90
       WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static
-      DEPENDS H5_buildiface H5match_types ${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/H5f90i_gen.h
   )
   set_source_files_properties (${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5f90i_gen.h PROPERTIES GENERATED TRUE)
   set_source_files_properties (${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5fortran_types.F90 PROPERTIES GENERATED TRUE)
@@ -157,7 +155,6 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
       COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
       ARGS       -E copy_if_different ${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/H5fortran_types.F90 ${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/shared/H5fortran_types.F90
       WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/shared
-      DEPENDS H5_buildiface H5match_types ${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/H5f90i_gen.h
   )
   set_source_files_properties (${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/shared/H5f90i_gen.h PROPERTIES GENERATED TRUE)
   set_source_files_properties (${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/shared/H5fortran_types.F90 PROPERTIES GENERATED TRUE)
@@ -286,7 +283,6 @@ add_custom_command (TARGET H5_buildiface POST_BUILD
     BYPRODUCTS ${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/H5_gen.F90
     COMMAND ${CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING_EMULATOR} $<TARGET_FILE:H5_buildiface>
     WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}
-    DEPENDS H5_buildiface ${f90_F_GEN_SOURCES}
     COMMENT "Generating the H5_gen.F90 file"
 )
 if (BUILD_STATIC_LIBS)
@@ -295,7 +291,6 @@ if (BUILD_STATIC_LIBS)
       COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
       ARGS       -E copy_if_different ${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/H5_gen.F90 ${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5_gen.F90
       WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static
-      DEPENDS H5_buildiface ${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/H5_gen.F90
       COMMENT "Generating the H5_gen.F90 file"
   )
   add_custom_target (H5gen ALL
@@ -310,7 +305,6 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
       COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
       ARGS       -E copy_if_different ${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/H5_gen.F90 ${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/shared/H5_gen.F90
       WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/shared
-      DEPENDS ${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}/H5_gen.F90
       COMMENT "Generating the H5_gen.F90 shared file"
   )
   add_custom_target (H5genSH ALL
diff --git a/fortran/test/CMakeLists.txt b/fortran/test/CMakeLists.txt
index c9dc48f01d6..831438cc082 100644
--- a/fortran/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/fortran/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ else ()
       BYPRODUCTS ${HDF5_FORTRAN_TESTS_BINARY_DIR}/shared/tf_gen.F90
       COMMAND ${CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING_EMULATOR} $<TARGET_FILE:H5_test_buildiface>
       WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_FORTRAN_TESTS_BINARY_DIR}/shared
-      DEPENDS H5_test_buildiface
       COMMENT "Generating the tf_gen.F90 shared file"
   )
   add_custom_target (H5testgenSH ALL
diff --git a/hl/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 60226c81ab1..649a9674d51 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ if (BUILD_STATIC_LIBS)
       BYPRODUCTS ${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5LTff_gen.F90 ${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static/H5TBff_gen.F90
       COMMAND ${CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING_EMULATOR} $<TARGET_FILE:H5HL_buildiface>
       WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/static
-      DEPENDS ${HDF5_HL_F90_F_BASE_SOURCES}
       COMMENT "Generating the H5LTff_gen.F90, H5TBff_gen.F90 files"
   )
   add_custom_target (H5HLgen ALL
@@ -133,7 +132,6 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
       BYPRODUCTS ${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/shared/H5LTff_gen.F90 ${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/shared/H5TBff_gen.F90
       COMMAND ${CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING_EMULATOR} $<TARGET_FILE:H5HL_buildiface>
       WORKING_DIRECTORY ${HDF5_HL_F90_BINARY_DIR}/shared
-      DEPENDS ${HDF5_HL_F90_F_BASE_SOURCES}
       COMMENT "Generating the H5LTff_gen.F90, H5TBff_gen.F90 shared files"
   )
   add_custom_target (H5HLgenSH ALL