diff --git a/ggml/src/CMakeLists.txt b/ggml/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 36a403068f..e5f6aad031 100644
--- a/ggml/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ggml/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -417,10 +417,14 @@ endif()
 
 if (GGML_VXE)
     message(STATUS "GGML_VXE triggered")
+    add_compile_definitions(GGML_VXE)
     target_compile_definitions(ggml PRIVATE GGML_VXE)
+    target_compile_definitions(ggml-base PRIVATE GGML_VXE)
 endif()
 
 if (GGML_NNPA)
     message(STATUS "GGML_NNPA triggered")
+    add_compile_definitions(GGML_NNPA)
     target_compile_definitions(ggml PRIVATE GGML_NNPA)
+    target_compile_definitions(ggml-base PRIVATE GGML_NNPA)
 endif()