diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9ec1476fb..f440416c8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -86,18 +86,6 @@ else(POLARSSL_FOUND)
   endif (MBEDTLS_FOUND)
 endif(POLARSSL_FOUND)
 
-find_package(MKL)
-if(MKL_FOUND)
-  include_directories(${MKL_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-  link_directories(${MKL_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-else(MKL_FOUND)
-  find_package(FFTW3F REQUIRED)
-  if(FFTW3F_FOUND)
-    include_directories(${FFTW3F_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-    link_directories(${FFTW3F_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-  endif(FFTW3F_FOUND)
-endif(MKL_FOUND)
-
 find_package(UHD)
 if(UHD_FOUND)
   include_directories(${UHD_INCLUDE_DIRS})
diff --git a/lib/src/phy/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/src/phy/CMakeLists.txt
index 8310fcd2e..47f72d2dc 100644
--- a/lib/src/phy/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/src/phy/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -63,6 +63,19 @@ if(NOT DisableMEX)
   add_library(srslte_phy_static STATIC ${srslte_srcs})
 endif(NOT DisableMEX)
 
+find_package(MKL)
+if(MKL_FOUND)
+  include_directories(${MKL_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+  link_directories(${MKL_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+else(MKL_FOUND)
+  find_package(FFTW3F REQUIRED)
+  if(FFTW3F_FOUND)
+    include_directories(${FFTW3F_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+    link_directories(${FFTW3F_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+  endif(FFTW3F_FOUND)
+endif(MKL_FOUND)
+
+
 if(MKL_FOUND)
   if(STATIC_MKL)
     target_link_libraries(srslte_phy ${MKL_STATIC_LIBRARIES})