diff --git a/python/CMakeLists.txt b/python/CMakeLists.txt
index 84ac56603f1c749cf8979d52d3d890ed9d2e0ee4..c237bdfe9395e4db5464ccfdef7f54efdaa2ac04 100644
--- a/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,5 +22,9 @@ dune_python_add_test(NAME pep8-ourcode
 add_subdirectory(test)
 
 # Add a dummy target to extract compiler flags for the autotune tool chain
+include_directories(../../benchmark/include)
+link_directories(../../build-benchmark-optimized-gcc8/src)
+
 add_executable(_autotune_target EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL _autotune.cc)
+target_link_libraries(_autotune_target benchmark)
 target_compile_options(_autotune_target PUBLIC -fno-strict-aliasing)