diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index df40a63aa37..03108bff69e 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -92,6 +92,12 @@ commands:
             - ~/.cache/yarn
           key: v4-yarn-cache-{{ arch }}-{{ checksum "yarn.lock" }}
 
+  build_codegen:
+    steps:
+      - run:
+          name: "Codegen: Build react-native-codegen package"
+          command: cd packages/react-native-codegen && yarn build
+
   install_buck_tooling:
     steps:
       - restore_cache:
@@ -367,6 +373,7 @@ jobs:
       - setup_artifacts
       - setup_ruby
       - run_yarn
+      - build_codegen
 
       - run: |
           cd packages/rn-tester