diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2c7776c94a..5ca8d55995 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -794,8 +794,6 @@ set(PHY_NRLDPC_CODINGIF
 
 add_library(dfts MODULE ${OPENAIR1_DIR}/PHY/TOOLS/oai_dfts.c ${OPENAIR1_DIR}/PHY/TOOLS/oai_dfts_neon.c)
 
-add_library(crc_byte OBJECT ${OPENAIR1_DIR}/PHY/CODING/crc_byte.c)
-
 set(PHY_SRC_COMMON
   ${OPENAIR1_DIR}/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/dci_tools_common.c
   ${OPENAIR1_DIR}/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/lte_mcs.c
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/CODING/CMakeLists.txt b/openair1/PHY/CODING/CMakeLists.txt
index bbc5184418..8c3108910b 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/CODING/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/openair1/PHY/CODING/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ if (ENABLE_LDPC_CUDA)
   add_dependencies(nr_dlschsim ldpc_cuda)
 endif()
 
+add_library(crc_byte OBJECT crc_byte.c)
+
 add_subdirectory(nrLDPC_coding)
 add_subdirectory(nrLDPC_decoder)
 add_subdirectory(nrPolar_tools)