diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a7ea78d17..53e5c46c0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -184,6 +184,9 @@ install(
 add_library(sof_ld_flags INTERFACE)
 add_library(sof_ld_scripts INTERFACE)
 
+target_include_directories(sof_public_headers INTERFACE ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/third_party_include)
+link_directories(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/third_party_libraries)
+
 # declare target with no sources to let cmake know about it
 add_executable(sof "")
 target_link_libraries(sof PRIVATE sof_options)
diff --git a/src/audio/CMakeLists.txt b/src/audio/CMakeLists.txt
index 1310ca18f..5b3fd2611 100644
--- a/src/audio/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/audio/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ if(NOT CONFIG_LIBRARY)
 		add_local_sources(sof
 			google_hotword_detect.c
 		)
+		target_link_libraries(sof PRIVATE libhifi3_google_hotword_dsp_api.a)
+		target_link_libraries(sof PRIVATE c)
+		target_link_libraries(sof PRIVATE m)
 	endif()
 	if(CONFIG_COMP_SEL)
 		add_subdirectory(selector)