diff --git a/tools/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/CMakeLists.txt
index c3adce9de..9c444ba85 100644
--- a/tools/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ project(SOF_TOOLS C)
 set(SOF_ROOT_SOURCE_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/..")
 
 add_subdirectory(logger)
+add_subdirectory(eqctl)
diff --git a/tools/eqctl/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/eqctl/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4f33056c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/eqctl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+add_executable(sof-eqctl
+	eqctl.c
+)
+
+target_link_libraries(sof-eqctl PRIVATE
+	"-lasound"
+)