diff --git a/ostd/libs/linux-bzimage/setup/build.rs b/ostd/libs/linux-bzimage/setup/build.rs
index 6bf33e4fc..656cda7a8 100644
--- a/ostd/libs/linux-bzimage/setup/build.rs
+++ b/ostd/libs/linux-bzimage/setup/build.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use std::{path::PathBuf, process::Command};
 fn main() {
     let source_dir = PathBuf::from(std::env::var("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR").unwrap());
     let out_dir = PathBuf::from(std::env::var("OUT_DIR").unwrap());
+    let payload_file = PathBuf::from(std::env::var("PAYLOAD_FILE").unwrap());
 
     let target_arch = std::env::var("TARGET").unwrap();
     if target_arch.starts_with("x86_64") {
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ fn main() {
             .expect("failed to run the preprocessor");
         assert!(status.success(), "the preprocessor exits with failure");
 
+        println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed={}", payload_file.display());
         println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed={}", lds.display());
         println!("cargo:rustc-link-arg=-T{}", out_lds.display());
     } else {