diff --git a/backends/libpurple/CMakeLists.txt b/backends/libpurple/CMakeLists.txt
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+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
+FILE(GLOB SRC *.cpp)
+
+ADD_EXECUTABLE(libpurple_backend ${SRC})
+
+target_link_libraries(libpurple_backend ${PURPLE_LIBRARY} ${GLIB2_LIBRARIES} ${EVENT_LIBRARIES} transport)
+