diff --git a/tools/bitstream2json/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/bitstream2json/CMakeLists.txt
index 6483c024a7..fde80b4d33 100644
--- a/tools/bitstream2json/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/bitstream2json/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ set(TARGET_NAME bitstream2json)
 set(ROOT_DIR ../..)
 set(MACRO_DIR "${ROOT_DIR}/cmake/macros")
 
+# setup for find modules
+set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../cmake/modules/")
+
 find_package(Qt5 COMPONENTS Network Script Widgets)
 
 include(${MACRO_DIR}/SetupHifiProject.cmake)
@@ -17,4 +20,7 @@ setup_hifi_project(${TARGET_NAME} TRUE)
 link_hifi_library(metavoxels ${TARGET_NAME} "${ROOT_DIR}")
 link_hifi_library(shared ${TARGET_NAME} "${ROOT_DIR}")
 
+include(${MACRO_DIR}/IncludeGLM.cmake)
+include_glm(${TARGET_NAME} "${ROOT_DIR}")
+
 target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} Qt5::Network Qt5::Widgets Qt5::Script)
diff --git a/tools/json2bitstream/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/json2bitstream/CMakeLists.txt
index 799f3bcc4c..51382d5858 100644
--- a/tools/json2bitstream/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/json2bitstream/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ set(TARGET_NAME json2bitstream)
 set(ROOT_DIR ../..)
 set(MACRO_DIR "${ROOT_DIR}/cmake/macros")
 
+# setup for find modules
+set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../cmake/modules/")
+
 find_package(Qt5 COMPONENTS Network Script Widgets)
 
 include(${MACRO_DIR}/SetupHifiProject.cmake)
@@ -17,4 +20,7 @@ setup_hifi_project(${TARGET_NAME} TRUE)
 link_hifi_library(metavoxels ${TARGET_NAME} "${ROOT_DIR}")
 link_hifi_library(shared ${TARGET_NAME} "${ROOT_DIR}")
 
+include(${MACRO_DIR}/IncludeGLM.cmake)
+include_glm(${TARGET_NAME} "${ROOT_DIR}")
+
 target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} Qt5::Network Qt5::Widgets Qt5::Script)