diff --git a/source/blender/gpu/CMakeLists.txt b/source/blender/gpu/CMakeLists.txt
index ca4e7933e71..130c26e45e1 100644
--- a/source/blender/gpu/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/blender/gpu/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -819,6 +819,7 @@ if(WITH_GPU_BUILDTIME_SHADER_BUILDER)
     bf_intern_ghost
     ${PLATFORM_LINKLIBS}
     PRIVATE bf::intern::guardedalloc
+    PRIVATE bf::blenkernel
   )
   target_include_directories(shader_builder PRIVATE ${INC} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})