diff --git a/Applications/CMakeLists.txt b/Applications/CMakeLists.txt
index 4d6f251577b39541172525bfce62b72a2f68e8eb..07dd8e2895db7d981471265a0d01159980be19bd 100644
--- a/Applications/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Applications/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ add_subdirectory(ApplicationsLib)
 
 if(OGS_BUILD_UTILS AND NOT IS_SUBPROJECT)
 	add_subdirectory(Utils)
+elseif(OGS_BUILD_GUI)
+	add_subdirectory(Utils/OGSFileConverter)
 endif() # OGS_BUILD_UTILS AND NOT IS_SUBPROJECT
 
 if(OGS_BUILD_GUI)