diff --git a/frameworks/boards/verilator/verilator.sh b/frameworks/boards/verilator/verilator.sh
index 0255c828..8428606d 100755
--- a/frameworks/boards/verilator/verilator.sh
+++ b/frameworks/boards/verilator/verilator.sh
@@ -140,6 +140,11 @@ fi
 echo "using verilator framework $VERILATOR_LIB"
 echo "defines: $DEFINES"
 
+# Verilator wants to include these but they are not generated
+# fixes the issue (Verilator 5.019 devel rev v5.018-42-g2dba76a7c)
+touch Vtop__pch.h.slow
+touch Vtop__pch.h.fast
+
 verilator -Wno-fatal -Wno-PINMISSING -Wno-WIDTH -O3 -cc build.v --report-unoptflat $OPT --top-module top --exe $VERILATOR_LIB_SRC -CFLAGS "-include" -CFLAGS "../verilator_callbacks.h" -CFLAGS "-include" -CFLAGS "custom.h" -CFLAGS "-I$SILICE_DIR/../frameworks/verilator/" -CFLAGS "-I../"  -CFLAGS "-I../LibSL/" -CFLAGS "-DNO_SHLWAPI" $DEFINES $LDFLAGS
 cd obj_dir