diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1f45e17..b655b2e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ FetchContent_GetProperties(RapidJSON)
 if(NOT RapidJSON_POPULATED)
 	FetchContent_Populate(RapidJSON)
 	set(gtest_build_test OFF CACHE BOOL "Enable gtest tests" FORCE)
+ 	add_subdirectory(${RapidJSON_SOURCE_DIR} EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 endif()
 
 # header..