diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 70d491c27..881f93350 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -90,10 +90,6 @@ add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/src/global_scheduler/)
 # final target copy_ray
 add_custom_target(copy_ray ALL)
 
-# Make sure redis-server is ready before copying.
-add_dependencies(copy_ray copy_redis)
-add_dependencies(copy_ray ray_redis_module)
-
 # copy plasma_store_server
 add_custom_command(TARGET copy_ray POST_BUILD
   COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E
@@ -131,7 +127,7 @@ if ("${CMAKE_RAY_LANG_PYTHON}" STREQUAL "YES")
     list(APPEND build_ray_file_list ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${file})
   endforeach()
 
-  add_custom_target(copy_ray_files DEPENDS ${build_ray_file_list})
+  add_custom_target(copy_ray_files DEPENDS ${build_ray_file_list} copy_redis ray_redis_module)
   add_dependencies(copy_ray copy_ray_files)
 
   # Make sure that the Python extensions are built before copying the files.
@@ -160,4 +156,3 @@ if ("${CMAKE_RAY_LANG_JAVA}" STREQUAL "YES")
   add_custom_command(TARGET copy_ray POST_BUILD
     COMMAND bash -c "cp ${ARROW_HOME}/lib/libplasma_java.* ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/src/plasma")
 endif()
-
diff --git a/src/common/CMakeLists.txt b/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
index e43545bfe..5cff0d20e 100644
--- a/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ set(OUTPUT_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/format/)
 set(COMMON_FBS_OUTPUT_FILES
   "${OUTPUT_DIR}/common_generated.h")
 
+add_custom_target(gen_common_fbs DEPENDS ${COMMON_FBS_OUTPUT_FILES})
+
 add_custom_command(
   OUTPUT ${COMMON_FBS_OUTPUT_FILES}
   # The --gen-object-api flag generates a C++ class MessageT for each
diff --git a/src/local_scheduler/CMakeLists.txt b/src/local_scheduler/CMakeLists.txt
index e3dd4a69f..1bc88bbcf 100644
--- a/src/local_scheduler/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/local_scheduler/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -47,12 +47,14 @@ add_dependencies(gen_local_scheduler_fbs arrow_ep)
 add_library(local_scheduler_client STATIC local_scheduler_client.cc)
 
 # local_scheduler_shared.h includes ray/gcs/client.h which requires gen_gcs_fbs & gen_node_manager_fbs.
-add_dependencies(local_scheduler_client gen_local_scheduler_fbs ${COMMON_FBS_OUTPUT_FILES} gen_gcs_fbs gen_node_manager_fbs)
+add_dependencies(local_scheduler_client hiredis gen_local_scheduler_fbs ${COMMON_FBS_OUTPUT_FILES} gen_gcs_fbs gen_node_manager_fbs)
 
 add_executable(local_scheduler local_scheduler.cc local_scheduler_algorithm.cc)
+add_dependencies(local_scheduler hiredis)
 target_link_libraries(local_scheduler local_scheduler_client common ${HIREDIS_LIB} ${PLASMA_STATIC_LIB} ray_static ${ARROW_STATIC_LIB} -lpthread ${Boost_SYSTEM_LIBRARY})
 
 add_executable(local_scheduler_tests test/local_scheduler_tests.cc local_scheduler.cc local_scheduler_algorithm.cc)
+add_dependencies(local_scheduler_tests hiredis)
 target_link_libraries(local_scheduler_tests local_scheduler_client common ${HIREDIS_LIB} ${PLASMA_STATIC_LIB} ray_static ${ARROW_STATIC_LIB} -lpthread ${Boost_SYSTEM_LIBRARY})
 target_compile_options(local_scheduler_tests PUBLIC "-DLOCAL_SCHEDULER_TEST")
 
diff --git a/src/ray/CMakeLists.txt b/src/ray/CMakeLists.txt
index f1759c8fd..526bc20a9 100644
--- a/src/ray/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/ray/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ set(RAY_LIB_DEPENDENCIES
     gen_object_manager_fbs
     gen_node_manager_fbs
     gen_local_scheduler_fbs
-    ${COMMON_FBS_OUTPUT_FILES})
+    gen_common_fbs)
 
 if(RAY_USE_GLOG)
   set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -DRAY_USE_GLOG")