diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5e11553d9e..2d9ddb57ce 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -214,6 +214,8 @@ if (YUZU_USE_BUNDLED_VCPKG)
     include(CPM)
     set(CPM_USE_LOCAL_PACKAGES OFF)
 
+    # crueter: unfortunately shallow-downloading vcpkg isn't possible
+    # hence why I want to remove it
     CPMAddPackage(
         NAME vcpkg
         DOWNLOAD_ONLY YES
diff --git a/externals/dynarmic/externals/CMakeLists.txt b/externals/dynarmic/externals/CMakeLists.txt
index 772f51535b..0e57588184 100644
--- a/externals/dynarmic/externals/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/externals/dynarmic/externals/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ CPMAddPackage(
 
 # zydis
 
+if ("x86_64" IN_LIST ARCHITECTURE)
+    CPMAddPackage(
+        NAME Zycore
+        URL "https://github.com/zyantific/zycore-c/archive/75a36c45ae.zip"
+    )
+
 CPMAddPackage(
     NAME Zydis
     VERSION 4
@@ -88,16 +94,7 @@ CPMAddPackage(
         "ZYDIS_BUILD_TOOLS OFF"
         "ZYDIS_BUILD_EXAMPLES OFF"
         "ZYDIS_BUILD_DOXYGEN OFF"
+        "ZYAN_ZYCORE_PATH ${Zycore_SOURCE_DIR}"
+        "CMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_Doxygen ON"
 )
-
-CPMAddPackage(
-    NAME Zycore
-    URL "https://github.com/zyantific/zycore-c/archive/75a36c45ae.zip"
-)
-
-if (Zydis_ADDED)
-    if ("x86_64" IN_LIST ARCHITECTURE)
-        set(ZYAN_ZYCORE_PATH "${Zycore_SOURCE_DIR}" CACHE PATH "")
-        set(CMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_Doxygen ON)
-    endif()
 endif()