diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 411de4620b..2724bdf736 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ endif()
 if (ARCHITECTURE_arm64 AND (ANDROID OR PLATFORM_LINUX))
     set(HAS_NCE 1)
     add_compile_definitions(HAS_NCE=1)
+    find_package(oaknut 2.0.1 REQUIRED)
 endif()
 
 if (YUZU_ROOM)
diff --git a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
index 76912230d9..11c217fce6 100644
--- a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1224,7 +1224,6 @@ if (HAS_NCE)
         arm/nce/patcher.h
         arm/nce/visitor_base.h
     )
-    find_package(oaknut 2.0.1 REQUIRED)
     target_link_libraries(core PRIVATE merry::oaknut)
 endif()