diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4ed7b32..0a941e0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ generate_palette(lib_ui ui/colors.palette)
 generate_styles(lib_ui ${src_loc} "${style_files}" ui/colors.palette)
 generate_emoji(lib_ui emoji_suggestions/emoji_autocomplete.json)
 
-set_target_properties(lib_ui PROPERTIES AUTOMOC ON)
-set_target_properties(lib_ui PROPERTIES AUTORCC ON)
+set_target_properties(lib_ui PROPERTIES AUTOMOC ON AUTORCC ON)
 
 set(lib_ui_sources
 PRIVATE
diff --git a/cmake/generate_emoji.cmake b/cmake/generate_emoji.cmake
index 77456d6..50268df 100644
--- a/cmake/generate_emoji.cmake
+++ b/cmake/generate_emoji.cmake
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 function(generate_emoji target_name suggestions_json)
     set(gen_dst ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/gen)
+    file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${gen_dst})
+
     set(gen_src ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${suggestions_json})
     set(generated_files
         ${gen_dst}/emoji.cpp
diff --git a/cmake/generate_palette.cmake b/cmake/generate_palette.cmake
index f0e349a..d9e8fdb 100644
--- a/cmake/generate_palette.cmake
+++ b/cmake/generate_palette.cmake
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 function(generate_palette target_name palette_file)
     set(gen_dst ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/gen)
+    file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${gen_dst})
+
     set(gen_src ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${palette_file})
     set(generated_files
         ${gen_dst}/styles/palette.cpp
diff --git a/cmake/generate_styles.cmake b/cmake/generate_styles.cmake
index 2bb4259..c4767c5 100644
--- a/cmake/generate_styles.cmake
+++ b/cmake/generate_styles.cmake
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 function(generate_styles target_name src_loc style_files dependent_style_files)
     set(gen_dst ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/gen)
+    file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${gen_dst})
+
     set(full_generated_files "")
     set(full_dependencies_list ${dependent_style_files})
     foreach (file ${style_files})