diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e31aff200..43bc32c37 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ check: test
 	scripts/collect-coverage.sh $(LINUX_OUTPUT_PATH)/$(BUILDTYPE)
 
 # Generates a compilation database with ninja for use in clang tooling
-compdb: compdb-$(HOST_PLATFORM)
+compdb: node_modules compdb-$(HOST_PLATFORM)
 
 compdb-linux: platform/linux/platform.gyp $(LINUX_OUTPUT_PATH)/config.gypi
 	$(GYP) -f ninja -I $(LINUX_OUTPUT_PATH)/config.gypi \