diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 797c1ae53..b190f236e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -842,8 +842,7 @@ if (UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
     endif()
 endif()
 
+#Discord RPC
 if(ENABLE_QT_GUI)
-    add_subdirectory(externals/discord-rpc)
     target_link_libraries(shadps4 PRIVATE discord-rpc)
-    include_directories(externals/discord-rpc/include)
 endif()
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diff --git a/externals/CMakeLists.txt b/externals/CMakeLists.txt
index 5410f37eb..bd244c49f 100644
--- a/externals/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/externals/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -182,4 +182,11 @@ add_subdirectory(tracy)
 # pugixml
 if (NOT TARGET pugixml::pugixml)
     add_subdirectory(pugixml)
+endif()
+
+#Discord RPC
+if(ENABLE_QT_GUI)
+    set(BUILD_EXAMPLES OFF)
+    add_subdirectory(discord-rpc/)
+    target_include_directories(discord-rpc INTERFACE discord-rpc/include)
 endif()
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