diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9be9a52f..08ae8d57 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@
 - Fixed phase ordering for modulemap and static libary header Copy File phases. [402](https://github.com/yonaskolb/XcodeGen/pull/402) @brentleyjones
 - Add `.intentdefinition` files to sources build phase instead of resources [#442](https://github.com/yonaskolb/XcodeGen/pull/442) @yonaskolb
 - Fixed intermittent errors when running multiple `xcodegen`s concurrently [#450](https://github.com/yonaskolb/XcodeGen/pull/450) @bryansum
-- Fixed `--project` argument not working [#437](https://github.com/yonaskolb/XcodeGen/pull/437) @yonaskolb 
-- Fixed unit tests not hooking up to host applications properly by default. They now generate a `TEST_HOST` and a `TestTargetID` [#452](https://github.com/yonaskolb/XcodeGen/pull/452) @yonaskolb 
+- Fixed `--project` argument not working [#437](https://github.com/yonaskolb/XcodeGen/pull/437) @yonaskolb
+- Fixed unit tests not hooking up to host applications properly by default. They now generate a `TEST_HOST` and a `TestTargetID` [#452](https://github.com/yonaskolb/XcodeGen/pull/452) @yonaskolb
+- Static libraries not including external frameworks in their search paths [#454](https://github.com/yonaskolb/XcodeGen/pull/454) @brentleyjones
 
 #### Changed
 - Changed spelling of build phases to **preBuildPhase** and **postBuildPhase**. [402](https://github.com/yonaskolb/XcodeGen/pull/402) @brentleyjones
diff --git a/Sources/XcodeGenKit/PBXProjGenerator.swift b/Sources/XcodeGenKit/PBXProjGenerator.swift
index cd8279e8..8a31eb89 100644
--- a/Sources/XcodeGenKit/PBXProjGenerator.swift
+++ b/Sources/XcodeGenKit/PBXProjGenerator.swift
@@ -497,6 +497,9 @@ public class PBXProjGenerator {
                 }
 
             case .framework:
+                let buildPath = Path(dependency.reference).parent().string.quoted
+                frameworkBuildPaths.insert(buildPath)
+                
                 // Static libraries can't link or embed dynamic frameworks
                 guard target.type != .staticLibrary else { break }
 
@@ -529,9 +532,6 @@ public class PBXProjGenerator {
                     )
                     copyFrameworksReferences.append(embedFile)
                 }
-
-                let buildPath = Path(dependency.reference).parent().string.quoted
-                frameworkBuildPaths.insert(buildPath)
             case .sdk:
                 // Static libraries can't link or embed dynamic frameworks
                 guard target.type != .staticLibrary else { break }