diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6376862ca..7f099fd34 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -272,6 +272,8 @@ endif()
 
 # process subdirectories
 add_subdirectory(externals/soundtouch)
+# The SoundTouch target doesn't export the necessary include paths as properties by default
+target_include_directories(SoundTouch INTERFACE "externals/soundtouch/include")
 
 enable_testing()
 
diff --git a/src/audio_core/CMakeLists.txt b/src/audio_core/CMakeLists.txt
index ecd3025cc..0ad86bb7a 100644
--- a/src/audio_core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/audio_core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ set(HEADERS
             time_stretch.h
             )
 
-include_directories(../../externals/soundtouch/include)
-
 if(SDL2_FOUND)
     set(SRCS ${SRCS} sdl2_sink.cpp)
     set(HEADERS ${HEADERS} sdl2_sink.h)