diff --git a/extras/Build/CMake/JUCEUtils.cmake b/extras/Build/CMake/JUCEUtils.cmake
index c03cfcdb94..58ac358e41 100644
--- a/extras/Build/CMake/JUCEUtils.cmake
+++ b/extras/Build/CMake/JUCEUtils.cmake
@@ -478,7 +478,16 @@ function(juce_add_binary_data target)
     endforeach()
 
     set(input_file_list "${juce_binary_data_folder}/input_file_list")
-    file(WRITE "${input_file_list}" "${newline_delimited_input}")
+
+    set(old_input_file_list "")
+
+    if(EXISTS "${input_file_list}")
+        file(READ "${input_file_list}" old_input_file_list)
+    endif()
+
+    if(NOT "${old_input_file_list}" STREQUAL "${newline_delimited_input}")
+        file(WRITE "${input_file_list}" "${newline_delimited_input}")
+    endif()
 
     add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${binary_file_names}
         COMMAND juce::juceaide binarydata "${JUCE_ARG_NAMESPACE}" "${JUCE_ARG_HEADER_NAME}"