diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c350c6db02..382bf39702 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ project(monad_native)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++11")
 
 #include gtest
-include_directories(../ext-src/gtest/fused-src impl)
+include_directories(../ext-src/gtest/fused-src ../ext-src/pal/include impl)
 link_directories(${monad_native_BINARY_DIR})
 
 # source file definitions
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ SET(HOST_CMDLINE_SOURCE_FILES host/cmdline/main.cpp ${HOST_COMMON_SOURCE_FILES})
 
 # target definitions
 add_library(ps SHARED ${LIB_SOURCE_FILES})
+add_library(scxcore STATIC IMPORTED GLOBAL)
+set_property(TARGET scxcore PROPERTY IMPORTED_LOCATION ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/../ext-src/pal/lib/libscxcore.a)
+target_link_libraries(ps scxcore)
+
 add_executable(monad_native ${SOURCE_FILES} ${TEST_SOURCE_FILES})
 add_executable(host_cmdline ${HOST_CMDLINE_SOURCE_FILES})
 
@@ -28,5 +32,3 @@ target_link_libraries(host_cmdline dl icuuc)
 # target specific include directories
 target_include_directories(monad_native PRIVATE host)
 target_include_directories(host_cmdline PRIVATE host)
-
-