diff --git a/layersvt/CMakeLists.txt b/layersvt/CMakeLists.txt
index f1615cff6..b3be5267a 100644
--- a/layersvt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/layersvt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ if (WIN32)
         VERBATIM
     )
     add_library(VkLayer_${target} SHARED ${ARGN} VkLayer_${target}.def)
-    target_link_Libraries(VkLayer_${target} ${VkLayer_utils_LIBRARY})
+    target_link_Libraries(VkLayer_${target} ${VkLayer_utils_LIBRARY} jsoncpp)
     add_dependencies(VkLayer_${target} generate_api_cpp generate_api_h generate_api_html_h)
     set_target_properties(copy-${target}-def-file PROPERTIES FOLDER ${VULKANTOOLS_TARGET_FOLDER})
     endmacro()
@@ -157,5 +157,5 @@ run_vulkantools_vk_xml_generate(api_dump_generator.py api_dump_html.h)
 
 add_vk_layer(monitor monitor.cpp vk_layer_table.cpp)
 add_vk_layer(screenshot screenshot.cpp screenshot_parsing.h screenshot_parsing.cpp vk_layer_table.cpp)
-add_vk_layer(device_simulation device_simulation.cpp vk_layer_table.cpp ${JSONCPP_SOURCE_DIR}/jsoncpp.cpp)
+add_vk_layer(device_simulation device_simulation.cpp vk_layer_table.cpp)
 add_vk_layer(api_dump api_dump.cpp vk_layer_table.cpp)