diff --git a/tools/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/CMakeLists.txt
index 57fe18c53f..003920a442 100644
--- a/tools/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,4 +3,8 @@ add_subdirectory(bitstream2json)
 add_subdirectory(json2bitstream)
 add_subdirectory(mtc)
 add_subdirectory(scribe)
+
+find_package(VHACD)
+if(VHACD_FOUND)
 add_subdirectory(vhacd)
+endif()
diff --git a/tools/vhacd/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/vhacd/CMakeLists.txt
index 51e15c8239..db0cc13e67 100644
--- a/tools/vhacd/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/vhacd/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ set(TARGET_NAME vhacd)
 setup_hifi_project()
 link_hifi_libraries(shared model fbx gpu networking octree)
 
-find_package(VHACD REQUIRED)
+#find_package(VHACD REQUIRED) done in CMakeList.txt in parent directory
 target_include_directories(${TARGET_NAME} PUBLIC ${VHACD_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} ${VHACD_LIBRARIES})