diff --git a/source/data/BUILDRULES.py b/source/data/BUILDRULES.py
index 696c7b8c..2442f4e3 100644
--- a/source/data/BUILDRULES.py
+++ b/source/data/BUILDRULES.py
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ def generate_tree(
         )
     ]
 
-    # Generate index txt file
+    # Generate res_index file
     synthetic_locales = set()
     deprecates_xml_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), xml_filename)
     deprecates_xml = ET.parse(deprecates_xml_path)
@@ -540,30 +540,19 @@ def generate_tree(
         IN_SUB_DIR = sub_dir,
         **common_vars
     ))
-    index_file_target_name = "%s_index_txt" % sub_dir
-    requests += [
-        IndexTxtRequest(
-            name = index_file_target_name,
-            category = category,
-            input_files = index_input_files,
-            output_file = index_file_txt,
-            cldr_version = cldr_version
-        )
-    ]
-
-    # Generate index res file
     index_res_file = OutFile("{OUT_PREFIX}{INDEX_NAME}.res".format(
         OUT_PREFIX = out_prefix,
         **common_vars
     ))
+    index_file_target_name = "%s_index_txt" % sub_dir
     requests += [
-        SingleExecutionRequest(
-            name = "%s_index_res" % sub_dir,
+        IndexRequest(
+            name = index_file_target_name,
             category = category,
-            dep_targets = [DepTarget(index_file_target_name)],
-            input_files = [],
-            output_files = [index_res_file],
-            tool = IcuTool("genrb"),
+            input_files = index_input_files,
+            txt_file = index_file_txt,
+            output_file = index_res_file,
+            cldr_version = cldr_version,
             args = "-s {TMP_DIR}/{IN_SUB_DIR} -d {OUT_DIR}/{OUT_PREFIX} -i {OUT_DIR} "
                 "-k "
                 "{INDEX_NAME}.txt",
diff --git a/source/data/buildtool/request_types.py b/source/data/buildtool/request_types.py
index 0de02851..bcaccc58 100644
--- a/source/data/buildtool/request_types.py
+++ b/source/data/buildtool/request_types.py
@@ -284,12 +284,15 @@ class ListRequest(AbstractRequest):
         return [self.output_file]
 
 
-class IndexTxtRequest(AbstractRequest):
+class IndexRequest(AbstractRequest):
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         self.input_files = []
+        self.txt_file = None
         self.output_file = None
         self.cldr_version = ""
-        super(IndexTxtRequest, self).__init__(**kwargs)
+        self.args = ""
+        self.format_with = {}
+        super(IndexRequest, self).__init__(**kwargs)
 
     def apply_file_filter(self, filter):
         i = 0
@@ -303,8 +306,16 @@ class IndexTxtRequest(AbstractRequest):
     def flatten(self, config, all_requests, common_vars):
         return PrintFileRequest(
             name = self.name,
-            output_file = self.output_file,
+            output_file = self.txt_file,
             content = self._generate_index_file(common_vars)
+        ).flatten(config, all_requests, common_vars) + SingleExecutionRequest(
+            name = "%s_res" % self.name,
+            category = self.category,
+            input_files = [self.txt_file],
+            output_files = [self.output_file],
+            tool = IcuTool("genrb"),
+            args = self.args,
+            format_with = self.format_with
         ).flatten(config, all_requests, common_vars)
 
     def _generate_index_file(self, common_vars):