diff --git a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/generators/RNCodegen.js b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/generators/RNCodegen.js
index d363ceb0957..7f8af78d9e8 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/generators/RNCodegen.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/generators/RNCodegen.js
@@ -114,7 +114,10 @@ type SchemasConfig = $ReadOnly<{
 }>;
 
 const LIBRARY_GENERATORS = {
-  descriptors: [generateComponentDescriptorH.generate],
+  descriptors: [
+    generateComponentDescriptorCpp.generate,
+    generateComponentDescriptorH.generate,
+  ],
   events: [generateEventEmitterCpp.generate, generateEventEmitterH.generate],
   states: [generateStateCpp.generate, generateStateH.generate],
   props: [