diff --git a/aircore/CMakeLists.txt b/aircore/CMakeLists.txt
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+# needed since we skip the main jsoncpp cmake file that defines this
+set(ARCHIVE_INSTALL_DIR lib)
+set(BUILD_STATIC_LIBS ON)
+set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OFF)
+set(PROJECT_NAME "jsoncpp")
+set(PROJECT_VERSION 1.9.5)
+add_subdirectory(${at_media_deps_dir}/jsoncpp/src ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/jsoncpp/src)
+set(jsoncpp_includes ${at_media_deps_dir}/jsoncpp/include)
+target_include_directories(jsoncpp_static PUBLIC ${jsoncpp_includes})
+add_library(at_jsoncpp INTERFACE)
+target_include_directories(at_jsoncpp INTERFACE ${jsoncpp_includes})
+target_link_libraries(at_jsoncpp INTERFACE jsoncpp_static)