diff --git a/domain-server/CMakeLists.txt b/domain-server/CMakeLists.txt
index c1e275e4d3..4004bee598 100644
--- a/domain-server/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/domain-server/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ if (UNIX)
 endif ()
 
 if (WIN32)
+  add_dependency_external_projects(wasapi)
   package_libraries_for_deployment()
 endif ()
 
diff --git a/tests/recording/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/recording/CMakeLists.txt
index b1977c85b1..7ed4f5b1b0 100644
--- a/tests/recording/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/recording/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ setup_memory_debugger()
 link_hifi_libraries(shared recording)
 if (WIN32)
     target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} Winmm.lib)
-    add_dependency_external_projects(wasapi)
 endif()
 package_libraries_for_deployment()
 
diff --git a/tests/render-perf/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/render-perf/CMakeLists.txt
index 09b2dc6a50..59e043cd64 100644
--- a/tests/render-perf/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/render-perf/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ link_hifi_libraries(shared networking model fbx ktx image octree gl gpu gpu-gl r
 
 if (WIN32)
     target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} Winmm.lib)
-    add_dependency_external_projects(wasapi)
 endif()
 
 package_libraries_for_deployment()