--- a/misc.py
+++ b/misc.py
@@ -1014,17 +1014,17 @@ def generateDesktopMozharnessBuilders(na
         triggered_nightly_schedulers = [
             l10nNightlyBuilders['%s nightly' % pf['base_name']]['l10n_builder']
         ]
     elif is_l10n_with_mh(config, platform):
         scheduler_name = mh_l10n_scheduler_name(config, platform)
         triggered_nightly_schedulers.append(scheduler_name)
 
     # if we do a generic dep build
-    if pf.get('enable_dep', True):
+    if pf.get('enable_dep', True) or pf.get('enable_periodic', False):
         factory = makeMHFactory(config, pf, mh_cfg=mh_cfg,
                                 extra_args=base_extra_args,
                                 signingServers=dep_signing_servers,
                                 use_credentials_file=True,
                                 log_eval_func=return_codes_func)
         generic_builder = {
             'name': '%s build' % pf['base_name'],
             'builddir': base_builder_dir,