diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c17fb7774..38c216d00 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -260,8 +260,6 @@ endif(STORM_HAVE_Z3)
 set(STORM_HAVE_GLPK 1)
 message (STATUS "StoRM - Linking with glpk")
 
-set(GLPK_LIBRARIES  ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/resources/3rdparty/glpk-4.57/lib/libglpk${DYNAMIC_EXT})
-set(GLPK_INCLUDE_DIR ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/resources/3rdparty/glpk-4.57/include)
 include_directories(${GLPK_INCLUDE_DIR})
 list(APPEND STORM_LINK_LIBRARIES ${GLPK_LIBRARIES})
 
@@ -538,28 +536,15 @@ endif()
 ##
 #############################################################
 
-set(STORM_SYLVAN_ROOT "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/resources/3rdparty/sylvan")
-ExternalProject_Add(
-    sylvan
-    DOWNLOAD_COMMAND ""
-    PREFIX "sylvan"
-    SOURCE_DIR "${STORM_SYLVAN_ROOT}"
-    CMAKE_ARGS -DSYLVAN_BUILD_TEST=Off -DSYLVAN_BUILD_EXAMPLES=Off -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-    BINARY_DIR "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/sylvan"
-    INSTALL_COMMAND ""
-    INSTALL_DIR "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/sylvan"
-)
-ExternalProject_Get_Property(sylvan binary_dir)
-set(Sylvan_INCLUDE_DIR "${STORM_SYLVAN_ROOT}/src")
 message(STATUS "Linking with shipped version of sylvan (in directory ${STORM_SYLVAN_ROOT}).")
 include_directories("${Sylvan_INCLUDE_DIR}")
-list(APPEND STORM_LINK_LIBRARIES "${binary_dir}/src/libsylvan.a")
+list(APPEND STORM_LINK_LIBRARIES ${Sylvan_LIBRARY})
 if(${OPERATING_SYSTEM} MATCHES "Linux")
 	find_package(Hwloc QUIET)
 	if(NOT Hwloc_FOUND)
-		message(SEND_ERROR "HWLOC is required but was not found.")
+            message(SEND_ERROR "HWLOC is required but was not found.")
 	else()
-		list(APPEND STORM_LINK_LIBRARIES ${Hwloc_LIBRARIES})	
+            list(APPEND STORM_LINK_LIBRARIES ${Hwloc_LIBRARIES})	
 	endif()
 endif()
 
diff --git a/resources/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt b/resources/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
index d62f72f95..d935a003f 100644
--- a/resources/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/resources/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -56,6 +56,22 @@ set(CUDD3_INCLUDE_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/cudd-3.0.0/include PARENT_SCOP
 set(CUDD3_SHARED_LIBRARIES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/cudd-3.0.0/lib/libcudd${DYNAMIC_EXT} PARENT_SCOPE)
 set(CUDD3_STATIC_LIBRARIES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/cudd-3.0.0/liblibcudd${STATIC_EXT} PARENT_SCOPE)
 
+set(STORM_SYLVAN_ROOT "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/resources/3rdparty/sylvan")
+ExternalProject_Add(
+    sylvan
+    DOWNLOAD_COMMAND ""
+    PREFIX "sylvan"
+    SOURCE_DIR "${STORM_SYLVAN_ROOT}"
+    CMAKE_ARGS -DSYLVAN_BUILD_TEST=Off -DSYLVAN_BUILD_EXAMPLES=Off -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+    BINARY_DIR "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/sylvan"
+    INSTALL_COMMAND ""
+    INSTALL_DIR "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/sylvan"
+)
+ExternalProject_Get_Property(sylvan binary_dir)
+set(Sylvan_INCLUDE_DIR "${STORM_SYLVAN_ROOT}/src" PARENT_SCOPE)
+set(Sylvan_LIBRARY "${binary_dir}/src/libsylvan.a" PARENT_SCOPE)
+
+
 ExternalProject_Add(
         googletest
         #For downloads (may be useful later!)