diff --git a/cmake/protobuf-generate.cmake b/cmake/protobuf-generate.cmake
index 244407ee2f061..a1a1a5374d56c 100644
--- a/cmake/protobuf-generate.cmake
+++ b/cmake/protobuf-generate.cmake
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ function(protobuf_generate)
   include(CMakeParseArguments)
 
   set(_options APPEND_PATH)
-  set(_singleargs LANGUAGE OUT_VAR EXPORT_MACRO PROTOC_OUT_DIR PLUGIN PLUGIN_OPTIONS DEPENDENCIES PROTOC_EXE)
+  set(_singleargs LANGUAGE OUT_VAR EXPORT_MACRO PROTOC_OUT_DIR PLUGIN PLUGIN_OPTIONS PROTOC_EXE)
   if(COMMAND target_sources)
     list(APPEND _singleargs TARGET)
   endif()
-  set(_multiargs PROTOS IMPORT_DIRS GENERATE_EXTENSIONS PROTOC_OPTIONS)
+  set(_multiargs PROTOS IMPORT_DIRS GENERATE_EXTENSIONS PROTOC_OPTIONS DEPENDENCIES)
 
   cmake_parse_arguments(protobuf_generate "${_options}" "${_singleargs}" "${_multiargs}" "${ARGN}")