diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3a0cbf8c58..977a537908 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -748,20 +748,13 @@ target_link_libraries(SCHED_NR_UE_LIB PRIVATE asn1_lte_rrc_hdrs asn1_nr_rrc_hdrs
 
 # nFAPI
 #################################
-set(NFAPI_COMMON_SRC
-  ${NFAPI_DIR}/common/src/debug.c
-  )
-add_library(NFAPI_COMMON_LIB ${NFAPI_COMMON_SRC})
-
-include_directories(${NFAPI_DIR}/common/public_inc)
-
 set(NFAPI_SRC
-  ${NFAPI_DIR}/nfapi/src/nfapi.c
   ${NFAPI_DIR}/nfapi/src/nfapi_p4.c
   ${NFAPI_DIR}/nfapi/src/nfapi_p5.c
   ${NFAPI_DIR}/nfapi/src/nfapi_p7.c
 )
 add_library(NFAPI_LIB ${NFAPI_SRC})
+target_link_libraries(NFAPI_LIB PUBLIC nfapi_common)
 
 include_directories(${NFAPI_DIR}/nfapi/public_inc)
 include_directories(${NFAPI_DIR}/nfapi/inc)
@@ -1994,7 +1987,7 @@ add_dependencies(lte-softmodem oai_iqplayer)
 target_link_libraries(lte-softmodem PRIVATE
   -Wl,--start-group
   lte_rrc nr_rrc s1ap m2ap x2ap m3ap GTPV1U SECURITY UTIL HASHTABLE SCTP_CLIENT MME_APP SCHED_LIB SCHED_RU_LIB
-  PHY_COMMON PHY PHY_RU  L2 L2_LTE NFAPI_COMMON_LIB NFAPI_LIB NFAPI_VNF_LIB NFAPI_PNF_LIB NFAPI_USER_LIB MISC_NFAPI_LTE_LIB
+  PHY_COMMON PHY PHY_RU  L2 L2_LTE NFAPI_LIB NFAPI_VNF_LIB NFAPI_PNF_LIB NFAPI_USER_LIB MISC_NFAPI_LTE_LIB
   ${NAS_UE_LIB} ITTI SIMU SIMU_ETH shlib_loader
   -Wl,--end-group z dl)
 
@@ -2054,7 +2047,7 @@ target_link_libraries(lte-uesoftmodem PRIVATE
   -Wl,--start-group
   lte_rrc nr_rrc s1ap x2ap m2ap m3ap
   SECURITY UTIL HASHTABLE SCTP_CLIENT MME_APP SCHED_RU_LIB SCHED_UE_LIB PHY_COMMON
-  PHY_UE PHY_RU L2_UE L2_LTE SIMU SIMU_ETH NFAPI_COMMON_LIB NFAPI_LIB NFAPI_PNF_LIB NFAPI_USER_LIB MISC_NFAPI_LTE_LIB
+  PHY_UE PHY_RU L2_UE L2_LTE SIMU SIMU_ETH NFAPI_LIB NFAPI_PNF_LIB NFAPI_USER_LIB MISC_NFAPI_LTE_LIB
   ${NAS_UE_LIB} ITTI shlib_loader
   -Wl,--end-group z dl)
 
@@ -2091,7 +2084,7 @@ target_link_libraries(nr-softmodem PRIVATE
   -Wl,--start-group
   UTIL HASHTABLE SCTP_CLIENT SCHED_LIB SCHED_RU_LIB SCHED_NR_LIB PHY_NR PHY PHY_COMMON PHY_NR_COMMON PHY_RU GTPV1U SECURITY
   ITTI ${NAS_UE_LIB} lte_rrc nr_rrc
-  ngap s1ap L2_LTE_NR L2_NR MAC_NR_COMMON NFAPI_COMMON_LIB NFAPI_LIB NFAPI_VNF_LIB NFAPI_PNF_LIB NFAPI_USER_LIB SIMU SIMU_ETH
+  ngap s1ap L2_LTE_NR L2_NR MAC_NR_COMMON NFAPI_LIB NFAPI_VNF_LIB NFAPI_PNF_LIB NFAPI_USER_LIB SIMU SIMU_ETH
   x2ap f1ap m2ap m3ap e1ap shlib_loader
   -Wl,--end-group z dl)
 
@@ -2155,7 +2148,7 @@ add_executable(nr-uesoftmodem
 target_link_libraries(nr-uesoftmodem PRIVATE
   -Wl,--start-group
   nr_rrc SECURITY UTIL HASHTABLE SCHED_RU_LIB SCHED_NR_UE_LIB
-  PHY_COMMON PHY_NR_COMMON PHY_NR_UE NR_L2_UE L2_UE_LTE_NR MAC_NR_COMMON NFAPI_COMMON_LIB NFAPI_LIB NFAPI_PNF_LIB
+  PHY_COMMON PHY_NR_COMMON PHY_NR_UE NR_L2_UE L2_UE_LTE_NR MAC_NR_COMMON NFAPI_LIB NFAPI_PNF_LIB
   NFAPI_USER_LIB MISC_NFAPI_NR_LIB
   ITTI LIB_5GNAS_GNB LIB_NAS_SIMUE ${NAS_SIM_LIB} SIMU SIMU_ETH shlib_loader
   -Wl,--end-group z dl)
@@ -2391,7 +2384,7 @@ if (${T_TRACER})
         params_libconfig oai_usrpdevif oai_bladerfdevif oai_lmssdrdevif oai_iqplayer
         oai_eth_transpro oai_mobipass coding HASHTABLE UTIL OMG_SUMO
         SECURITY SCHED_LIB SCHED_NR_LIB SCHED_RU_LIB SCHED_UE_LIB SCHED_NR_UE_LIB default_sched remote_sched RAL
-        NFAPI_COMMON_LIB NFAPI_LIB NFAPI_PNF_LIB NFAPI_VNF_LIB NFAPI_USER_LIB
+        NFAPI_LIB NFAPI_PNF_LIB NFAPI_VNF_LIB NFAPI_USER_LIB
         MISC_NFAPI_LTE_LIB MISC_NFAPI_NR_LIB
         PHY_COMMON PHY PHY_UE PHY_NR PHY_NR_COMMON PHY_NR_UE PHY_RU PHY_MEX
         L2 L2_LTE L2_NR L2_LTE_NR L2_UE NR_L2_UE L2_UE_LTE_NR MAC_NR_COMMON MAC_UE_NR ngap
diff --git a/nfapi/CMakeLists.txt b/nfapi/CMakeLists.txt
index b8ffe72476..045f153035 100644
--- a/nfapi/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/nfapi/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 include(oai_integration/aerial/CMakeLists.txt)
+add_subdirectory(open-nFAPI)
diff --git a/nfapi/open-nFAPI/CMakeLists.txt b/nfapi/open-nFAPI/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e4717b2d67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nfapi/open-nFAPI/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+add_subdirectory(common)
diff --git a/nfapi/open-nFAPI/common/CMakeLists.txt b/nfapi/open-nFAPI/common/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aeafd69c6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nfapi/open-nFAPI/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+add_library(nfapi_common
+            src/debug.c
+            src/nfapi.c)
+target_include_directories(nfapi_common PUBLIC public_inc/)
diff --git a/nfapi/open-nFAPI/nfapi/inc/nfapi.h b/nfapi/open-nFAPI/common/public_inc/nfapi.h
similarity index 100%
rename from nfapi/open-nFAPI/nfapi/inc/nfapi.h
rename to nfapi/open-nFAPI/common/public_inc/nfapi.h
diff --git a/nfapi/open-nFAPI/nfapi/src/nfapi.c b/nfapi/open-nFAPI/common/src/nfapi.c
similarity index 100%
rename from nfapi/open-nFAPI/nfapi/src/nfapi.c
rename to nfapi/open-nFAPI/common/src/nfapi.c