diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index def26c19f..3a5e839f4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -70,16 +70,17 @@ endif()
 configure_file(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/dist/compatibility_list/compatibility_list.qrc
                ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/dist/compatibility_list/compatibility_list.qrc
                COPYONLY)
+if (EXISTS ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/dist/compatibility_list/compatibility_list.json)
+    configure_file("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/dist/compatibility_list/compatibility_list.json"
+                   "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/dist/compatibility_list/compatibility_list.json"
+                   COPYONLY)
+endif()
 if (ENABLE_COMPATIBILITY_LIST_DOWNLOAD AND NOT EXISTS ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/dist/compatibility_list/compatibility_list.json)
     message(STATUS "Downloading compatibility list for yuzu...")
     file(DOWNLOAD
         https://api.yuzu-emu.org/gamedb/
         "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/dist/compatibility_list/compatibility_list.json" SHOW_PROGRESS)
 endif()
-if (EXISTS ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/compatibility_list.json)
-    file(COPY "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/compatibility_list.json"
-        DESTINATION "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/dist/compatibility_list/")
-endif()
 if (NOT EXISTS ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/dist/compatibility_list/compatibility_list.json)
     file(WRITE ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/dist/compatibility_list/compatibility_list.json "")
 endif()