diff --git a/app/meas_cutter/CMakeLists.txt b/app/meas_cutter/CMakeLists.txt
index 4209e6c380..637b0783c8 100644
--- a/app/meas_cutter/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/app/meas_cutter/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # ========================= eCAL LICENSE =================================
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2016 - 2019 Continental Corporation
+# Copyright (C) 2016 - 2024 Continental Corporation
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -22,13 +22,8 @@ find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
 find_package(tclap REQUIRED)
 find_package(yaml-cpp REQUIRED)
 
-#compatibility with yaml-cpp < 0.8.0
-if (NOT TARGET yaml-cpp::yaml-cpp AND TARGET yaml-cpp)
-  # ALIASing a imported non-global library requires CMake 3.18 so we do this
-  add_library(yaml-cpp::yaml-cpp INTERFACE IMPORTED)
-  target_link_libraries(yaml-cpp::yaml-cpp INTERFACE yaml-cpp)
-endif()
-
+include(${ECAL_PROJECT_ROOT}/thirdparty/yaml-cpp/compatibility-yaml-cpp.cmake)
+yaml_cpp_create_compatibility_targets()
 
 set(meas_cutter_src
     src/main.cpp
diff --git a/ecal/core/CMakeLists.txt b/ecal/core/CMakeLists.txt
index 893b5ed150..1cd2628884 100644
--- a/ecal/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ecal/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ find_package(ecaludp          REQUIRED)
 
 if (ECAL_CORE_CONFIGURATION)
   find_package(yaml-cpp       REQUIRED)
+  include(${ECAL_PROJECT_ROOT}/thirdparty/yaml-cpp/compatibility-yaml-cpp.cmake)
+  yaml_cpp_create_compatibility_targets()
 endif()
 
 if (ECAL_CORE_COMMAND_LINE)
diff --git a/ecal/tests/cpp/config_test/CMakeLists.txt b/ecal/tests/cpp/config_test/CMakeLists.txt
index f2b7ae7363..acb2f81501 100644
--- a/ecal/tests/cpp/config_test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ecal/tests/cpp/config_test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ find_package(GTest REQUIRED)
 find_package(tclap REQUIRED)
 find_package(yaml-cpp REQUIRED)
 
+include(${ECAL_PROJECT_ROOT}/thirdparty/yaml-cpp/compatibility-yaml-cpp.cmake)
+yaml_cpp_create_compatibility_targets()
+
 set(cmd_parser_src
   ${ECAL_CORE_PROJECT_ROOT}/core/src/config/ecal_cmd_parser.cpp
   ${ECAL_CORE_PROJECT_ROOT}/core/src/util/advanced_tclap_output.cpp
@@ -33,7 +36,7 @@ set(cmd_parser_src
 )
 
 set(config_reader_src
-  ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/ecal/core/src/config/configuration_reader.h
+  ${ECAL_CORE_PROJECT_ROOT}/core/src/config/configuration_reader.h
 )
 
 set(config_test_src
diff --git a/thirdparty/yaml-cpp/compatibility-yaml-cpp.cmake b/thirdparty/yaml-cpp/compatibility-yaml-cpp.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4716ad5226
--- /dev/null
+++ b/thirdparty/yaml-cpp/compatibility-yaml-cpp.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Create targets to be compatible with yaml-cpp < 0.8.0
+macro(yaml_cpp_create_compatibility_targets)
+  if (NOT TARGET yaml-cpp::yaml-cpp AND TARGET yaml-cpp)
+    # ALIASing a imported non-global library requires CMake 3.18 so we do this
+    add_library(yaml-cpp::yaml-cpp INTERFACE IMPORTED)
+    target_link_libraries(yaml-cpp::yaml-cpp INTERFACE yaml-cpp)
+  endif()
+endmacro()
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