diff --git a/crates/tauri-plugin/src/build/mod.rs b/crates/tauri-plugin/src/build/mod.rs
index 921ebca18df7..0fe9a0c79437 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-plugin/src/build/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri-plugin/src/build/mod.rs
@@ -127,7 +127,11 @@ impl<'a> Builder<'a> {
       ));
       let _ = std::fs::remove_file(autogenerated.join(acl::build::PERMISSION_DOCS_FILE_NAME));
     } else {
-      acl::schema::generate_permissions_schema(&permissions, "./permissions")?;
+      println!("cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=CARGO_PRIMARY_PACKAGE");
+      if std::env::var("CARGO_PRIMARY_PACKAGE").is_ok() {
+        // Write permissions to src directory if this is not built as a dependency
+        acl::schema::generate_permissions_schema(&permissions, "./permissions")?;
+      }
       acl::build::generate_docs(
         &permissions,
         &autogenerated,