diff --git a/resources/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt b/resources/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
index b9af8dc95..8d6bc7aff 100644
--- a/resources/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/resources/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,22 +4,9 @@ add_custom_target(test-resources)
 set(STORM_3RDPARTY_SOURCE_DIR ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/resources/3rdparty)
 set(STORM_3RDPARTY_BINARY_DIR ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/resources/3rdparty)
 
-
-
-ExternalProject_Add(
-    cudd3
-    DOWNLOAD_COMMAND ""
-    SOURCE_DIR ${STORM_3RDPARTY_SOURCE_DIR}/cudd-3.0.0
-    PREFIX ${STORM_3RDPARTY_BINARY_DIR}/cudd-3.0.0
-    UPDATE_COMMAND autoreconf
-    CONFIGURE_COMMAND ${STORM_3RDPARTY_SOURCE_DIR}/cudd-3.0.0/configure  --enable-shared   --enable-obj --prefix=${STORM_3RDPARTY_SOURCE_DIR}/cudd-3.0.0 --libdir=${STORM_3RDPARTY_SOURCE_DIR}/cudd-3.0.0/lib CC=${CMAKE_C_COMPILER} CXX=${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER}
-    BUILD_COMMAND make "CFLAGS=-O2 -w"
-    INSTALL_COMMAND make install
-    BUILD_IN_SOURCE 0
-    LOG_CONFIGURE ON
-    LOG_BUILD ON
-    LOG_INSTALL ON
-)
+####
+#### Find autoreconf for cudd update step
+find_program(AUTORECONF autoreconf)
 
 ExternalProject_Add(
     sylvan
@@ -220,18 +207,7 @@ endif()
 ##	CUDD
 ##
 #############################################################
-
-# Do not use system CUDD, StoRM has a modified version
-set(CUDD_INCLUDE_DIR ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/resources/3rdparty/cudd-3.0.0/include)
-set(CUDD_SHARED_LIBRARY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/resources/3rdparty/cudd-3.0.0/lib/libcudd${DYNAMIC_EXT})
-set(CUDD_STATIC_LIBRARY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/resources/3rdparty/cudd-3.0.0/lib/libcudd${STATIC_EXT})
-set(CUDD_VERSION_STRING 3.0.0)
-list(APPEND STORM_LINK_LIBRARIES ${CUDD_SHARED_LIBRARY})
-add_dependencies(resources cudd3)
-
-message(STATUS "StoRM - Linking with CUDD ${CUDD_VERSION_STRING}")
-#message("StoRM - CUDD include dir: ${CUDD_INCLUDE_DIR}")
-include_directories(${CUDD_INCLUDE_DIR})
+include(${STORM_3RDPARTY_SOURCE_DIR}/include_cudd.cmake)
 
 #############################################################
 ##
diff --git a/resources/3rdparty/include_cudd.cmake b/resources/3rdparty/include_cudd.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e53168848
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/3rdparty/include_cudd.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+if(NOT AUTORECONF)
+    message(ERROR "Cannot find autoreconf, cannot compile cudd3")
+endif()
+
+
+ExternalProject_Add(
+        cudd3
+        DOWNLOAD_COMMAND ""
+        SOURCE_DIR ${STORM_3RDPARTY_SOURCE_DIR}/cudd-3.0.0
+        PREFIX ${STORM_3RDPARTY_BINARY_DIR}/cudd-3.0.0
+        UPDATE_COMMAND ${AUTORECONF}
+        CONFIGURE_COMMAND ${STORM_3RDPARTY_SOURCE_DIR}/cudd-3.0.0/configure  --enable-shared   --enable-obj --prefix=${STORM_3RDPARTY_SOURCE_DIR}/cudd-3.0.0 --libdir=${STORM_3RDPARTY_SOURCE_DIR}/cudd-3.0.0/lib CC=${CMAKE_C_COMPILER} CXX=${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER}
+        BUILD_COMMAND make "CFLAGS=-O2 -w"
+        INSTALL_COMMAND make install
+        BUILD_IN_SOURCE 0
+        LOG_CONFIGURE ON
+        LOG_BUILD ON
+        LOG_INSTALL ON
+)
+
+# Do not use system CUDD, StoRM has a modified version
+set(CUDD_INCLUDE_DIR ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/resources/3rdparty/cudd-3.0.0/include)
+set(CUDD_SHARED_LIBRARY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/resources/3rdparty/cudd-3.0.0/lib/libcudd${DYNAMIC_EXT})
+set(CUDD_STATIC_LIBRARY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/resources/3rdparty/cudd-3.0.0/lib/libcudd${STATIC_EXT})
+set(CUDD_VERSION_STRING 3.0.0)
+list(APPEND STORM_LINK_LIBRARIES ${CUDD_SHARED_LIBRARY})
+add_dependencies(resources cudd3)
+
+message(STATUS "StoRM - Linking with CUDD ${CUDD_VERSION_STRING}")
+#message("StoRM - CUDD include dir: ${CUDD_INCLUDE_DIR}")
+include_directories(${CUDD_INCLUDE_DIR})
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