@@ -41,12 +41,13 @@  control_source_files = {
 control_headers = []
 
 foreach header, mode : control_source_files
-    input_files = files('../../src/libcamera/' + header +'.yaml', header + '.h.in')
+    input_files = files('../../src/libcamera/' + header +'.yaml')
+    template_file = files(header + '.h.in')
     control_headers += custom_target(header + '_h',
                                      input : input_files,
                                      output : header + '.h',
-                                     command : [gen_controls, '-o', '@OUTPUT@', '@INPUT@',
-                                                '--mode', mode],
+                                     command : [gen_controls, '-o', '@OUTPUT@',
+                                                '--mode', mode, '-t', template_file, '@INPUT@'],
                                      install : true,
                                      install_dir : libcamera_headers_install_dir)
 endforeach
@@ -128,12 +128,13 @@  endif
 control_sources = []
 
 foreach source, mode : control_source_files
-    input_files = files(source +'.yaml', source + '.cpp.in')
+    input_files = files(source +'.yaml')
+    template_file = files(source + '.cpp.in')
     control_sources += custom_target(source + '_cpp',
                                      input : input_files,
                                      output : source + '.cpp',
-                                     command : [gen_controls, '-o', '@OUTPUT@', '@INPUT@',
-                                                '--mode', mode])
+                                     command : [gen_controls, '-o', '@OUTPUT@',
+                                                '--mode', mode, '-t', template_file, '@INPUT@'])
 endforeach
 
 libcamera_sources += control_sources
@@ -93,10 +93,10 @@  def main(argv):
                         help='Mode is either "controls" or "properties"')
     parser.add_argument('--output', '-o', metavar='file', type=str,
                         help='Output file name. Defaults to standard output if not specified.')
+    parser.add_argument('--template', '-t', type=str, required=True,
+                        help='Template file name.')
     parser.add_argument('input', type=str,
                         help='Input file name.')
-    parser.add_argument('template', type=str,
-                        help='Template file name.')
     args = parser.parse_args(argv[1:])
 
     if args.mode not in ['controls', 'properties']:
@@ -28,29 +28,27 @@  pycamera_sources = files([
 
 # Generate controls
 
-gen_py_controls_input_files = files([
-    '../../libcamera/control_ids.yaml',
-    'py_controls_generated.cpp.in',
-])
+gen_py_controls_input_files = files('../../libcamera/control_ids.yaml')
+gen_py_controls_template = files('py_controls_generated.cpp.in')
 
 gen_py_controls = files('gen-py-controls.py')
 
 pycamera_sources += custom_target('py_gen_controls',
                                   input : gen_py_controls_input_files,
                                   output : ['py_controls_generated.cpp'],
-                                  command : [gen_py_controls, '--mode', 'controls', '-o', '@OUTPUT@', '@INPUT@'])
+                                  command : [gen_py_controls, '--mode', 'controls', '-o', '@OUTPUT@',
+                                             '-t', gen_py_controls_template, '@INPUT@'])
 
 # Generate properties
 
-gen_py_property_enums_input_files = files([
-    '../../libcamera/property_ids.yaml',
-    'py_properties_generated.cpp.in',
-])
+gen_py_property_enums_input_files = files('../../libcamera/property_ids.yaml')
+gen_py_properties_template = files('py_properties_generated.cpp.in')
 
 pycamera_sources += custom_target('py_gen_properties',
                                   input : gen_py_property_enums_input_files,
                                   output : ['py_properties_generated.cpp'],
-                                  command : [gen_py_controls, '--mode', 'properties', '-o', '@OUTPUT@', '@INPUT@'])
+                                  command : [gen_py_controls, '--mode', 'properties', '-o', '@OUTPUT@',
+                                             '-t', gen_py_properties_template, '@INPUT@'])
 
 # Generate formats
 
@@ -340,10 +340,10 @@  def main(argv):
                         help='Mode of operation')
     parser.add_argument('--output', '-o', metavar='file', type=str,
                         help='Output file name. Defaults to standard output if not specified.')
+    parser.add_argument('--template', '-t', dest='template', type=str, required=True,
+                        help='Template file name.')
     parser.add_argument('input', type=str,
                         help='Input file name.')
-    parser.add_argument('template', type=str,
-                        help='Template file name.')
 
     args = parser.parse_args(argv[1:])