diff --git a/programs/test/CMakeLists.txt b/programs/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 2b1e61e..04ec7fc 100644
--- a/programs/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/programs/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,17 @@
 )
 
 if(TEST_CPP)
-    list(APPEND executables_mbedcrypto cpp_dummy_build)
+    set(cpp_dummy_build_cpp "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/cpp_dummy_build.cpp")
+    set(generate_cpp_dummy_build "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/generate_cpp_dummy_build.sh")
+    add_custom_command(
+        OUTPUT "${cpp_dummy_build_cpp}"
+        COMMAND "${generate_cpp_dummy_build}" "${cpp_dummy_build_cpp}"
+        DEPENDS "${generate_cpp_dummy_build}"
+        WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}"
+    )
+    add_executable(cpp_dummy_build "${cpp_dummy_build_cpp}")
+    target_include_directories(cpp_dummy_build PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../include)
+    target_link_libraries(cpp_dummy_build ${mbedcrypto_target})
 endif()
 
 foreach(exe IN LISTS executables_libs executables_mbedcrypto)
diff --git a/programs/test/cpp_dummy_build.cpp b/programs/test/cpp_dummy_build.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index d052682..0000000
--- a/programs/test/cpp_dummy_build.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,123 +0,0 @@
-/*
- *  This program is a dummy C++ program to ensure Mbed TLS library header files
- *  can be included and built with a C++ compiler.
- *
- *  Copyright The Mbed TLS Contributors
- *  SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- *
- *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
- *  not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
- *  WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- *  limitations under the License.
- */
-
-#if !defined(MBEDTLS_CONFIG_FILE)
-#include "mbedtls/config.h"
-#else
-#include MBEDTLS_CONFIG_FILE
-#endif
-
-#include "mbedtls/aes.h"
-#include "mbedtls/aesni.h"
-#include "mbedtls/arc4.h"
-#include "mbedtls/aria.h"
-#include "mbedtls/asn1.h"
-#include "mbedtls/asn1write.h"
-#include "mbedtls/base64.h"
-#include "mbedtls/bignum.h"
-#include "mbedtls/blowfish.h"
-#include "mbedtls/bn_mul.h"
-#include "mbedtls/camellia.h"
-#include "mbedtls/ccm.h"
-#include "mbedtls/certs.h"
-#include "mbedtls/chacha20.h"
-#include "mbedtls/chachapoly.h"
-#include "mbedtls/check_config.h"
-#include "mbedtls/cipher.h"
-#include "mbedtls/cipher_internal.h"
-#include "mbedtls/cmac.h"
-#include "mbedtls/compat-1.3.h"
-#include "mbedtls/config_psa.h"
-#include "mbedtls/ctr_drbg.h"
-#include "mbedtls/debug.h"
-#include "mbedtls/des.h"
-#include "mbedtls/dhm.h"
-#include "mbedtls/ecdh.h"
-#include "mbedtls/ecdsa.h"
-#include "mbedtls/ecjpake.h"
-#include "mbedtls/ecp.h"
-#include "mbedtls/ecp_internal.h"
-#include "mbedtls/entropy.h"
-#include "mbedtls/entropy_poll.h"
-#include "mbedtls/error.h"
-#include "mbedtls/gcm.h"
-#include "mbedtls/havege.h"
-#include "mbedtls/hkdf.h"
-#include "mbedtls/hmac_drbg.h"
-#include "mbedtls/md.h"
-#include "mbedtls/md2.h"
-#include "mbedtls/md4.h"
-#include "mbedtls/md5.h"
-#include "mbedtls/md_internal.h"
-#include "mbedtls/net.h"
-#include "mbedtls/net_sockets.h"
-#include "mbedtls/nist_kw.h"
-#include "mbedtls/oid.h"
-#include "mbedtls/padlock.h"
-#include "mbedtls/pem.h"
-#include "mbedtls/pk.h"
-#include "mbedtls/pk_internal.h"
-#include "mbedtls/pkcs11.h"
-#include "mbedtls/pkcs12.h"
-#include "mbedtls/pkcs5.h"
-#include "mbedtls/platform_time.h"
-#include "mbedtls/platform_util.h"
-#include "mbedtls/poly1305.h"
-#include "mbedtls/psa_util.h"
-#include "mbedtls/ripemd160.h"
-#include "mbedtls/rsa.h"
-#include "mbedtls/rsa_internal.h"
-#include "mbedtls/sha1.h"
-#include "mbedtls/sha256.h"
-#include "mbedtls/sha512.h"
-#include "mbedtls/ssl.h"
-#include "mbedtls/ssl_cache.h"
-#include "mbedtls/ssl_ciphersuites.h"
-#include "mbedtls/ssl_cookie.h"
-#include "mbedtls/ssl_internal.h"
-#include "mbedtls/ssl_ticket.h"
-#include "mbedtls/threading.h"
-#include "mbedtls/timing.h"
-#include "mbedtls/version.h"
-#include "mbedtls/x509.h"
-#include "mbedtls/x509_crl.h"
-#include "mbedtls/x509_crt.h"
-#include "mbedtls/x509_csr.h"
-#include "mbedtls/xtea.h"
-
-#if defined(MBEDTLS_PLATFORM_C)
-#include "mbedtls/platform.h"
-#endif
-
-#if defined(MBEDTLS_MEMORY_BUFFER_ALLOC_C)
-#include "mbedtls/memory_buffer_alloc.h"
-#endif
-
-#include "psa/crypto.h"
-#include "psa/crypto_se_driver.h"
-#include "../library/psa_crypto_its.h"
-
-int main()
-{
-    mbedtls_platform_context *ctx = NULL;
-    mbedtls_platform_setup(ctx);
-    mbedtls_printf("CPP Build test\n");
-    mbedtls_platform_teardown(ctx);
-}
diff --git a/programs/test/generate_cpp_dummy_build.sh b/programs/test/generate_cpp_dummy_build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a4f48e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/programs/test/generate_cpp_dummy_build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Copyright The Mbed TLS Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+set -e
+
+# Ensure a reproducible order for *.h
+export LC_ALL=C
+
+print_cpp () {
+  cat <<'EOF'
+/* Automatically generated file. Do not edit.
+ *
+ *  This program is a dummy C++ program to ensure Mbed TLS library header files
+ *  can be included and built with a C++ compiler.
+ *
+ *  Copyright The Mbed TLS Contributors
+ *  SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
+ *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+ *  not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ *  WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *  limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include "mbedtls/config.h"
+
+EOF
+
+  for header in include/mbedtls/*.h include/psa/*.h; do
+    case ${header#include/} in
+      psa/crypto_config.h) :;; # not meant for direct inclusion
+      # Some of the psa/crypto_*.h headers are not meant to be included directly.
+      # They do have include guards that make them no-ops if psa/crypto.h
+      # has been included before. Since psa/crypto.h comes before psa/crypto_*.h
+      # in the wildcard enumeration, we don't need to skip those headers.
+      *) echo "#include \"${header#include/}\"";;
+    esac
+  done
+
+  cat <<'EOF'
+
+int main()
+{
+    mbedtls_platform_context *ctx = NULL;
+    mbedtls_platform_setup(ctx);
+    mbedtls_printf("CPP Build test passed\n");
+    mbedtls_platform_teardown(ctx);
+}
+EOF
+}
+
+if [ -d include/mbedtls ]; then
+  :
+elif [ -d ../include/mbedtls ]; then
+  cd ..
+elif [ -d ../../include/mbedtls ]; then
+  cd ../..
+else
+  echo >&2 "This script must be run from an Mbed TLS source tree."
+  exit 3
+fi
+
+print_cpp >"${1:-programs/test/cpp_dummy_build.cpp}"