diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4c1f07b862392..8467767adc501 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ set(LLAMA_INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR} CACHE PATH "Location o
 set(LLAMA_LIB_INSTALL_DIR     ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}     CACHE PATH "Location of library files")
 set(LLAMA_BIN_INSTALL_DIR     ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}     CACHE PATH "Location of binary  files")
 
+get_directory_property(GGML_EXTRA_LIBS DIRECTORY ggml/src DEFINITION GGML_EXTRA_LIBS)
 get_directory_property(GGML_TRANSIENT_DEFINES DIRECTORY ggml/src COMPILE_DEFINITIONS)
 get_directory_property(LLAMA_TRANSIENT_DEFINES COMPILE_DEFINITIONS)