diff --git a/tools/project.py b/tools/project.py
index feb642b51b..68e77e4836 100644
--- a/tools/project.py
+++ b/tools/project.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from shutil import move, rmtree
 from argparse import ArgumentParser
 from os.path import normpath, realpath
 
-from tools.paths import EXPORT_DIR, MBED_HAL, MBED_LIBRARIES
+from tools.paths import EXPORT_DIR, MBED_HAL, MBED_LIBRARIES, MBED_TARGETS_PATH
 from tools.export import EXPORTERS, mcu_ide_matrix
 from tools.tests import TESTS, TEST_MAP
 from tools.tests import test_known, test_name_known, Test
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ def setup_project(ide, target, program=None, source_dir=None, build=None, export
             if MBED_LIBRARIES in test.dependencies:
                 test.dependencies.remove(MBED_LIBRARIES)
                 test.dependencies.append(MBED_HAL)
+                test.dependencies.append(MBED_TARGETS_PATH)
 
 
         src_paths = [test.source_dir]