diff --git a/tooling-tests/build.gradle b/tooling-tests/build.gradle
index cfd9722..5dbb711 100644
--- a/tooling-tests/build.gradle
+++ b/tooling-tests/build.gradle
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ jacoco {
 
 jacocoTestReport {
     dependsOn test
+    dependsOn ":protoc-cli:compileJava"
     def classFiles = new File("${rootDir}/protoc-cli/build/classes/java/main/io/ballerina/protoc")
     additionalClassDirs(classFiles)
     reports {