diff --git a/cmake/SfizzDeps.cmake b/cmake/SfizzDeps.cmake
index 3dcb1916..79020bcd 100644
--- a/cmake/SfizzDeps.cmake
+++ b/cmake/SfizzDeps.cmake
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ else()
 endif()
 add_subdirectory("external/st_audiofile" EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 
+# The simde library
+add_library(sfizz_simde INTERFACE)
+add_library(sfizz::simde ALIAS sfizz_simde)
+target_include_directories(sfizz_simde INTERFACE "external/simde")
+
 # The pugixml library
 add_library(sfizz_pugixml STATIC "src/external/pugixml/src/pugixml.cpp")
 add_library(sfizz::pugixml ALIAS sfizz_pugixml)
diff --git a/common.mk b/common.mk
index ae100d0d..7909df12 100644
--- a/common.mk
+++ b/common.mk
@@ -315,6 +315,10 @@ SFIZZ_SOURCES += \
 	src/external/cpuid/src/cpuid/cpuinfo.cpp \
 	src/external/cpuid/src/cpuid/version.cpp
 
+### simde dependency
+SFIZZ_C_FLAGS += \
+	-I$(SFIZZ_DIR)/external/simde
+
 ### Pugixml dependency
 
 SFIZZ_C_FLAGS += -I$(SFIZZ_DIR)/src/external/pugixml/src