diff --git a/perftest/CMakeLists.txt b/perftest/CMakeLists.txt
index f0215a6df..29019b0ff 100644
--- a/perftest/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/perftest/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ foreach(TEST ${PERFTESTS})
   if(FINUFFT_USE_DUCC0)
     target_compile_definitions(${TEST} PRIVATE -DFINUFFT_USE_DUCC0)
   endif()
+  target_link_libraries(${TEST} PRIVATE xsimd)
   finufft_link_test(${TEST})
 
   add_executable(${TEST}f ${TEST}.cpp)
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ foreach(TEST ${PERFTESTS})
   if(FINUFFT_USE_DUCC0)
     target_compile_definitions(${TEST}f PRIVATE -DFINUFFT_USE_DUCC0)
   endif()
+  target_link_libraries(${TEST}f PRIVATE xsimd)
   finufft_link_test(${TEST}f)
 endforeach()
 
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 3736c2caa..50b0210e2 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,11 +13,13 @@ set(TESTS
 foreach(TEST ${TESTS})
   add_executable(${TEST} ${TEST}.cpp)
   target_compile_features(${TEST} PRIVATE cxx_std_17)
+  target_link_libraries(${TEST} PRIVATE xsimd)
   finufft_link_test(${TEST})
 
   add_executable(${TEST}f ${TEST}.cpp)
   target_compile_definitions(${TEST}f PRIVATE -DSINGLE)
   target_compile_features(${TEST}f PRIVATE cxx_std_17)
+  target_link_libraries(${TEST}f PRIVATE xsimd)
   finufft_link_test(${TEST}f)
 endforeach()