diff --git a/programs/light_client/CMakeLists.txt b/programs/light_client/CMakeLists.txt
index 66236369..c6f0c344 100644
--- a/programs/light_client/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/programs/light_client/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,14 +6,16 @@ project(light_client)
 set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
 # Instruct CMake to run moc automatically when needed.
 set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
-# Instruct CMake to run rcc automatically when needed.
-set(CMAKE_AUTORCC ON)
 
 find_package(Qt5Core)
 find_package(Qt5Widgets)
 find_package(Qt5Quick)
 
 file(GLOB QML qml/*)
-add_executable(light_client ClientDataModel.cpp ClientDataModel.hpp main.cpp ${QML})
+
+qt5_add_resources(QML_QRC qml/qml.qrc)
+
+add_executable(light_client ClientDataModel.cpp ClientDataModel.hpp main.cpp ${QML_QRC})
+add_dependencies(light_client gen_qrc)
 
 target_link_libraries(light_client PRIVATE Qt5::Core Qt5::Widgets Qt5::Quick graphene_chain graphene_utilities fc)