diff --git a/cmake/nuttx_add_application.cmake b/cmake/nuttx_add_application.cmake
index ab8d4b2586b..2dee999c248 100644
--- a/cmake/nuttx_add_application.cmake
+++ b/cmake/nuttx_add_application.cmake
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ function(nuttx_add_application)
       # non-elf output
       if(NOT CMAKE_C_ELF_COMPILER)
         add_library(${TARGET} ${SRCS})
-        add_dependencies(${TARGET} nuttx_post)
+        add_dependencies(${TARGET} apps_post)
         add_custom_command(
           TARGET ${TARGET}
           POST_BUILD
diff --git a/cmake/nuttx_add_library.cmake b/cmake/nuttx_add_library.cmake
index d6ba8c0864c..31a55455be7 100644
--- a/cmake/nuttx_add_library.cmake
+++ b/cmake/nuttx_add_library.cmake
@@ -81,7 +81,9 @@ endfunction()
 function(nuttx_add_aux_library target)
   # declare target
   add_library(${target} OBJECT ${ARGN})
-
+  # make sure context and post time ordering
+  add_dependencies(${target} apps_context)
+  add_dependencies(apps_post ${target})
   nuttx_add_library_internal(${target} ${ARGN})
 endfunction()
 
@@ -93,7 +95,10 @@ endfunction()
 function(nuttx_add_user_library target)
   # declare target
   add_library(${target} OBJECT ${ARGN})
+  # make sure context and post time ordering
   add_dependencies(${target} apps_context)
+  add_dependencies(apps_post ${target})
+
   nuttx_add_library_internal(${target} ${ARGN})
 
   # link to final libapps
@@ -112,6 +117,9 @@ endfunction()
 function(nuttx_add_system_library target)
   # declare target
   add_library(${target} ${ARGN})
+  # make sure context and post time ordering
+  add_dependencies(${target} apps_context)
+  add_dependencies(apps_post ${target})
 
   # add library to build
   nuttx_add_library_internal(${target} ${ARGN})
@@ -124,7 +132,6 @@ function(nuttx_add_system_library target)
     APPEND
     PROPERTY NUTTX_ELF_LINK_LIBRARIES $<TARGET_FILE:${target}>)
 
-  add_dependencies(nuttx_post ${target})
 endfunction()
 
 # Kernel Libraries
@@ -201,7 +208,9 @@ define_property(
 #
 function(nuttx_add_library target)
   add_library(${target} ${ARGN})
+  # make sure context and post time ordering
   add_dependencies(${target} apps_context)
+  add_dependencies(apps_post ${target})
   set_property(GLOBAL APPEND PROPERTY NUTTX_SYSTEM_LIBRARIES ${target})
 
   set_property(
@@ -209,8 +218,6 @@ function(nuttx_add_library target)
     APPEND
     PROPERTY NUTTX_ELF_LINK_LIBRARIES $<TARGET_FILE:${target}>)
 
-  add_dependencies(nuttx_post ${target})
-
   # Set apps global compile options & definitions hold by nuttx_apps_interface
   target_compile_options(
     ${target}
@@ -279,12 +286,15 @@ endfunction()
 function(nuttx_add_external_library target)
   cmake_parse_arguments(ARGS "" MODE "" ${ARGN})
   if(NOT ARGS_MODE)
+    # if we add external library as system lib, make sure context and post time
+    # ordering
+    add_dependencies(${target} apps_context)
+    add_dependencies(apps_post ${target})
     set_property(GLOBAL APPEND PROPERTY NUTTX_SYSTEM_LIBRARIES ${target})
     set_property(
       TARGET nuttx_global
       APPEND
       PROPERTY NUTTX_ELF_LINK_LIBRARIES $<TARGET_FILE:${target}>)
-    add_dependencies(nuttx_post ${target})
   elseif("${ARGS_MODE}" STREQUAL "APPS")
     set_property(GLOBAL APPEND PROPERTY NUTTX_APPS_LIBRARIES ${target})
   elseif("${ARGS_MODE}" STREQUAL "KERNEL")
diff --git a/cmake/nuttx_generate_headers.cmake b/cmake/nuttx_generate_headers.cmake
index 8cb290f9d18..1e12a42b7d8 100644
--- a/cmake/nuttx_generate_headers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/nuttx_generate_headers.cmake
@@ -156,3 +156,7 @@ add_custom_target(
 # apps_context is a PHONY target used as an intermediate process to control the
 # time order of context preparation actions of app building
 add_custom_target(apps_context ALL DEPENDS nuttx_context)
+
+# apps_post is a PHONY target used as an intermediate process to control the
+# time order of all apps library has been built
+add_custom_target(apps_post)