diff --git a/roles/operator_build/tasks/build.yml b/roles/operator_build/tasks/build.yml
index 903f218d3b..bf794e7754 100644
--- a/roles/operator_build/tasks/build.yml
+++ b/roles/operator_build/tasks/build.yml
@@ -124,6 +124,16 @@
     output_dir: "{{ cifmw_operator_build_basedir }}/artifacts"
     script: make manifests
 
+- name: "{{ operator.name }} - Call bindata"  # noqa: name[template]
+  when:
+    - cifmw_operator_build_meta_build
+    - operator.name == cifmw_operator_build_meta_name
+  ci_script:
+    dry_run: "{{ cifmw_operator_build_dryrun|bool }}"
+    chdir: "{{ operator.src }}"
+    output_dir: "{{ cifmw_operator_build_basedir }}/artifacts"
+    script: make bindata
+
 - name: "{{ operator.name }} - Call docker-build"  # noqa: name[template]
   ci_script:
     dry_run: "{{ cifmw_operator_build_dryrun|bool }}"