diff --git a/src/gn/ninja_binary_target_writer.cc b/src/gn/ninja_binary_target_writer.cc
index 62e01eb..b47c2e4 100644
--- a/src/gn/ninja_binary_target_writer.cc
+++ b/src/gn/ninja_binary_target_writer.cc
@@ -264,7 +264,8 @@
     const std::vector<OutputFile>& order_only_deps,
     const char* tool_name,
     const std::vector<OutputFile>& outputs,
-    bool can_write_source_info) {
+    bool can_write_source_info,
+    bool restat_output_allowed) {
   out_ << "build";
   WriteOutputs(outputs);
 
@@ -289,6 +290,10 @@
          << FindFilenameNoExtension(&sources[0].value());
     out_ << std::endl;
   }
+
+  if (restat_output_allowed) {
+    out_ << "  restat = 1" << std::endl;
+  }
 }
 
 void NinjaBinaryTargetWriter::WriteCustomLinkerFlags(std::ostream& out,
diff --git a/src/gn/ninja_binary_target_writer.h b/src/gn/ninja_binary_target_writer.h
index 92ac5ee..c013cf8 100644
--- a/src/gn/ninja_binary_target_writer.h
+++ b/src/gn/ninja_binary_target_writer.h
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@
                               const std::vector<OutputFile>& order_only_deps,
                               const char* tool_name,
                               const std::vector<OutputFile>& outputs,
-                              bool can_write_source_info = true);
+                              bool can_write_source_info = true,
+                              bool restat_output_allowed = false);
 
   void WriteLinkerFlags(std::ostream& out,
                         const Tool* tool,
diff --git a/src/gn/ninja_c_binary_target_writer.cc b/src/gn/ninja_c_binary_target_writer.cc
index aa5345c..5be23d8 100644
--- a/src/gn/ninja_c_binary_target_writer.cc
+++ b/src/gn/ninja_c_binary_target_writer.cc
@@ -546,7 +546,8 @@
 
   WriteCompilerBuildLine(target_->sources(), input_deps,
                          swift_order_only_deps.vector(), tool->name(), outputs,
-                         false);
+                         /*can_write_source_info=*/false,
+                         /*restat_output_allowed=*/true);
 
   out_ << std::endl;
 }
diff --git a/src/gn/ninja_c_binary_target_writer_unittest.cc b/src/gn/ninja_c_binary_target_writer_unittest.cc
index 085914a..d64e4a6 100644
--- a/src/gn/ninja_c_binary_target_writer_unittest.cc
+++ b/src/gn/ninja_c_binary_target_writer_unittest.cc
@@ -2300,6 +2300,7 @@
         "\n"
         "build obj/foo/Foo.swiftmodule obj/foo/file1.o obj/foo/file2.o: swift"
         " ../../foo/file1.swift ../../foo/file2.swift\n"
+        "  restat = 1\n"
         "\n"
         "build obj/foo/foo.stamp: stamp"
         " obj/foo/file1.o obj/foo/file2.o\n";
@@ -2335,6 +2336,7 @@
         "\n"
         "build obj/bar/Bar.swiftmodule obj/bar/bar.o: swift ../../bar/bar.swift"
         " || obj/foo/foo.stamp\n"
+        "  restat = 1\n"
         "\n"
         "build obj/bar/bar.stamp: stamp obj/bar/bar.o "
         "|| obj/foo/foo.stamp\n";
@@ -2378,6 +2380,7 @@
         "\n"
         "build obj/bar/Bar.swiftmodule obj/bar/bar.o: swift ../../bar/bar.swift"
         " || obj/bar/group.stamp obj/foo/foo.stamp\n"
+        "  restat = 1\n"
         "\n"
         "build obj/bar/bar.stamp: stamp obj/bar/bar.o "
         "|| obj/bar/group.stamp obj/foo/foo.stamp\n";