diff --git a/Utilities/CMakeLists.txt b/Utilities/CMakeLists.txt
index c22bd713a0..c2de84438e 100644
--- a/Utilities/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Utilities/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,30 +1,28 @@
 SUPPRESS_ALL_WARNINGS()
 
 # most stuff of these uses itk_zlib.h (via mitkIpPic.h)
 find_package(ITK)
 include(${ITK_USE_FILE})
 
 # some legacy util files include in the old style with prefixed directory,
 # like #include <ipPic/mitkIpPic.h>
 include_directories(.)
 
-subdirs(
-  IpPic
-  IpFunc
-  IpSegmentation
-  mbilog
-  KWStyle
-)
+add_subdirectory(IpPic)
+add_subdirectory(IpFunc)
+add_subdirectory(IpSegmentation)
+add_subdirectory(mbilog)
+add_subdirectory(KWStyle)
 
 # mbilog is independent of mitk, and cant use mitk macros
 # configuring happens through mbilog/mbilogConfig.cmake.in
 set(mbilog_INCLUDE_DIRS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/mbilog" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mbilog")
 set(mbilog_CONFIG_FILE "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${MODULES_CONF_DIRNAME}/mbilogConfig.cmake" CACHE INTERNAL "Path to module config" FORCE)
 configure_file("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/mbilog/mbilogConfig.cmake.in" "${mbilog_CONFIG_FILE}")
 
 set_property(GLOBAL APPEND PROPERTY MITK_MODULE_TARGETS mbilog)
 
 set(MITK_MODULE_NAME_REGEX_MATCH )
 set(MITK_MODULE_NAME_REGEX_NOT_MATCH )
 set(MITK_MODULE_NAME_PREFIX )
 add_subdirectory(qtsingleapplication)