diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 33e4721e5..ee1c1b8ef 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -500,9 +500,7 @@ if(PSP2)
 endif()
 
 if(3DS)
-	add_executable(${BINARY_NAME}.elf ${GUI_SRC})
-	target_link_libraries(${BINARY_NAME}.elf ${BINARY_NAME} m ${OS_LIB})
-	add_custom_command(TARGET ${BINARY_NAME}.elf POST_BUILD COMMAND ${3DSXTOOL} ${BINARY_NAME}.elf ${BINARY_NAME}.3dsx)
+	add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/platform/3ds ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
 endif()
 
 if(BUILD_PERF)
diff --git a/src/platform/3ds/CMakeLists.txt b/src/platform/3ds/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0077c7744
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/platform/3ds/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+add_executable(${BINARY_NAME}.elf ${GUI_SRC})
+target_link_libraries(${BINARY_NAME}.elf ${BINARY_NAME} m ${OS_LIB})
+add_custom_command(TARGET ${BINARY_NAME}.elf POST_BUILD COMMAND ${3DSXTOOL} ${BINARY_NAME}.elf ${BINARY_NAME}.3dsx)
+install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${BINARY_NAME}.3dsx DESTINATION . COMPONENT ${BINARY_NAME}-3ds)