diff --git a/tools/server/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/server/CMakeLists.txt
index 280bd9e19d..c1b5486f87 100644
--- a/tools/server/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/server/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ endif()
 target_include_directories(${TARGET} PRIVATE ../mtmd)
 target_include_directories(${TARGET} PRIVATE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})
 target_link_libraries(${TARGET} PUBLIC llama-common mtmd ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
+target_precompile_headers(${TARGET} PRIVATE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/common/common.h)
 
 # llama-server-impl: server logic, reusable by app
 
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ set_target_properties(${TARGET} PROPERTIES WINDOWS_EXPORT_ALL_SYMBOLS ON)
 target_include_directories(${TARGET} PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
 target_include_directories(${TARGET} PRIVATE ../mtmd ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})
 target_link_libraries(${TARGET} PUBLIC server-context llama-ui cpp-httplib ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
+target_precompile_headers(${TARGET} PRIVATE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/common/common.h)
 
 if(LLAMA_TOOLS_INSTALL)
     install(TARGETS ${TARGET} LIBRARY)