diff --git a/src/runtime_src/core/pcie/emulation/hw_emu/CMakeLists.txt b/src/runtime_src/core/pcie/emulation/hw_emu/CMakeLists.txt
index 5bf04bbd6c3..b13b8be7715 100644
--- a/src/runtime_src/core/pcie/emulation/hw_emu/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/runtime_src/core/pcie/emulation/hw_emu/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -43,10 +43,14 @@ add_library(xrt_hwemu_static STATIC ${CURR_SOURCE}
 set_target_properties(xrt_hwemu PROPERTIES VERSION ${XRT_VERSION_STRING}
   SOVERSION ${XRT_SOVERSION})
 
+find_package(absl REQUIRED)
+
 target_link_libraries(xrt_hwemu
   PRIVATE
   ${Boost_SYSTEM_LIBRARY}
   ${PROTOBUF_LIBRARY}
+  absl::log
+  absl::check
   xrt_coreutil
   common_em
   rt
@@ -57,6 +61,8 @@ target_link_libraries(xrt_hwemu_static
   INTERFACE
   boost_system
   ${PROTOBUF_LIBRARY}
+  absl::log
+  absl::check
   xrt_coreutil_static
   rt
   uuid
diff --git a/src/runtime_src/core/pcie/emulation/sw_emu/CMakeLists.txt b/src/runtime_src/core/pcie/emulation/sw_emu/CMakeLists.txt
index 247b50602c1..058f077d4af 100644
--- a/src/runtime_src/core/pcie/emulation/sw_emu/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/runtime_src/core/pcie/emulation/sw_emu/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,10 +39,14 @@ add_library(xrt_swemu_static STATIC ${CURR_SOURCE}
 set_target_properties(xrt_swemu PROPERTIES VERSION ${XRT_VERSION_STRING}
   SOVERSION ${XRT_SOVERSION})
 
+find_package(absl REQUIRED)
+
 target_link_libraries(xrt_swemu
   PRIVATE
   ${Boost_SYSTEM_LIBRARY}
   ${PROTOBUF_LIBRARY}
+  absl::log
+  absl::check
   xrt_coreutil
   common_em
   rt
@@ -53,6 +57,8 @@ target_link_libraries(xrt_swemu_static
   INTERFACE
   boost_system
   ${PROTOBUF_LIBRARY}
+  absl::log
+  absl::check
   xrt_coreutil_static
   rt
   uuid