diff --git a/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
index 07b6d92d09..666f198da4 100644
--- a/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -261,16 +261,7 @@ endif()
 add_subdirectory(asmjit EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 
 # OpenAL
-if (MSVC)
-	find_path(OPENAL_INCLUDE_DIR al.h PATHS OpenAL/include)
-	find_library(OPENAL_LIBRARY OpenAL32 PATHS OpenAL/libs/Win64/)
-else()
-	find_package(OpenAL REQUIRED)
-endif()
-
-add_library(3rdparty_openal INTERFACE)
-target_include_directories(3rdparty_openal INTERFACE ${OPENAL_INCLUDE_DIR})
-target_link_libraries(3rdparty_openal INTERFACE ${OPENAL_LIBRARY})
+add_subdirectory(OpenAL EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 
 # FAudio
 set(FAUDIO_TARGET 3rdparty_dummy_lib)
diff --git a/3rdparty/OpenAL/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdparty/OpenAL/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..715534e5bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rdparty/OpenAL/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# OpenAL
+if (MSVC)
+	find_path(OPENAL_INCLUDE_DIR al.h PATHS OpenAL/include)
+	find_library(OPENAL_LIBRARY OpenAL32 PATHS OpenAL/libs/Win64/)
+else()
+	find_package(OpenAL REQUIRED)
+endif()
+
+add_library(3rdparty_openal INTERFACE)
+target_include_directories(3rdparty_openal INTERFACE ${OPENAL_INCLUDE_DIR})
+target_link_libraries(3rdparty_openal INTERFACE ${OPENAL_LIBRARY})