diff --git a/host/hackrf-tools/src/CMakeLists.txt b/host/hackrf-tools/src/CMakeLists.txt
index b2978670..7115151c 100644
--- a/host/hackrf-tools/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/host/hackrf-tools/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ set(INSTALL_DEFAULT_BINDIR "bin" CACHE STRING "Appended to CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX"
 
 find_package(FFTW REQUIRED)
 include_directories(${FFTW_INCLUDES})
+get_filename_component(FFTW_LIBRARY_DIRS ${FFTW_LIBRARIES} DIRECTORY)
 link_directories(${FFTW_LIBRARY_DIRS})
 
 SET(TOOLS