diff --git a/jscomp/runtime/dune b/jscomp/runtime/dune
index 7cdf1e2cdc..a294fda4a7 100644
--- a/jscomp/runtime/dune
+++ b/jscomp/runtime/dune
@@ -33,16 +33,14 @@
 
 (rule
  (target caml_oo_curry.ml)
- (deps gen/caml_oo_curry_gen.ml)
  (action
   (with-stdout-to
    %{target}
-   (run ocaml %{deps}))))
+   (run ./gen/gen_caml_oo_curry.exe))))
 
 (rule
  (target curry.ml)
- (deps gen/curry_gen.ml)
  (action
   (with-stdout-to
    %{target}
-   (run ocaml %{deps}))))
+   (run ./gen/gen_curry.exe))))
diff --git a/jscomp/runtime/gen/dune b/jscomp/runtime/gen/dune
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9ea2f53e73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jscomp/runtime/gen/dune
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+(executables
+ (names gen_caml_oo_curry gen_curry))
diff --git a/jscomp/runtime/gen/caml_oo_curry_gen.ml b/jscomp/runtime/gen/gen_caml_oo_curry.ml
similarity index 96%
rename from jscomp/runtime/gen/caml_oo_curry_gen.ml
rename to jscomp/runtime/gen/gen_caml_oo_curry.ml
index 0b49b47e53..fbc60c4715 100644
--- a/jscomp/runtime/gen/caml_oo_curry_gen.ml
+++ b/jscomp/runtime/gen/gen_caml_oo_curry.ml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ let js%d label cacheid %s =
 let () =
   print_endline
   @@ Printf.sprintf "%s\n%s" prelude
-       (String.concat "\n" (list_init 8 (fun i -> generate_fun (i + 1))))
+       (String.concat "\n" (list_init number (fun i -> generate_fun (i + 1))))
 
 (* local variables: *)
 (* compile-command: "ocaml caml_oo_curry_gen.ml > ../jscomp/runtime/caml_oo_curry.ml" *)
diff --git a/jscomp/runtime/gen/curry_gen.ml b/jscomp/runtime/gen/gen_curry.ml
similarity index 100%
rename from jscomp/runtime/gen/curry_gen.ml
rename to jscomp/runtime/gen/gen_curry.ml