diff --git a/bin/ai/CMakeLists.txt b/bin/ai/CMakeLists.txt
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+set(AI_COMPAT_SOURCE_FILES
+	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/compat_0.7.nut
+	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/compat_1.0.nut
+	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/compat_1.1.nut
+	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/compat_1.2.nut
+	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/compat_1.3.nut
+	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/compat_1.4.nut
+	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/compat_1.5.nut
+	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/compat_1.6.nut
+	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/compat_1.7.nut
+	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/compat_1.8.nut
+	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/compat_1.9.nut
+	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/compat_1.10.nut
+	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/compat_1.11.nut
+	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/compat_1.12.nut
+)
+
+foreach(AI_COMPAT_SOURCE_FILE IN LISTS AI_COMPAT_SOURCE_FILES)
+    string(REPLACE "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/bin/" "" AI_COMPAT_SOURCE_FILE_NAME "${AI_COMPAT_SOURCE_FILE}")
+    string(CONCAT AI_COMPAT_BINARY_FILE "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/" "${AI_COMPAT_SOURCE_FILE_NAME}")
+
+    add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${AI_COMPAT_BINARY_FILE}
+            COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy
+                    ${AI_COMPAT_SOURCE_FILE}
+                    ${AI_COMPAT_BINARY_FILE}
+            MAIN_DEPENDENCY ${AI_COMPAT_SOURCE_FILE}
+            COMMENT "Copying ${AI_COMPAT_SOURCE_FILE_NAME}"
+    )
+
+    list(APPEND AI_COMPAT_BINARY_FILES ${AI_COMPAT_BINARY_FILE})
+endforeach()
+
+# Create a new target which copies all compat files
+add_custom_target(ai_compat_files
+        DEPENDS ${AI_COMPAT_BINARY_FILES}
+)
+
+add_dependencies(openttd
+    ai_compat_files
+)