diff --git a/cmake/contract-tools.cmake b/cmake/contract-tools.cmake
index b4e82fbdb7..132dd4d866 100644
--- a/cmake/contract-tools.cmake
+++ b/cmake/contract-tools.cmake
@@ -10,9 +10,18 @@ message(STATUS "CDT_ROOT is set to: ${CDT_ROOT}")
 
 if(BUILD_SYSTEM_CONTRACTS AND NOT CDT_BUILD)
   set(SYSIO_WASM_OLD_BEHAVIOR "Off")
+  set(CDT_CONTRACT_INCLUDE_PATH "${VCPKG_INSTALLED_DIR}/${VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET}/include")
+  message(NOTICE "CDT_CONTRACT_INCLUDE_PATH = ${CDT_CONTRACT_INCLUDE_PATH}")
   find_package(cdt REQUIRED)
   set(
-    CDT_CMAKE_ARGS -DCDT_ROOT=${CDT_ROOT} -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${CDT_ROOT}/lib/cmake/cdt/CDTWasmToolchain.cmake -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}  -DBUILD_SYSTEM_CONTRACTS=ON -DBUILD_TEST_CONTRACTS=${BUILD_TEST_CONTRACTS} -DCDT_BUILD=ON
+    CDT_CMAKE_ARGS
+          -DCDT_ROOT=${CDT_ROOT}
+          -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${CDT_ROOT}/lib/cmake/cdt/CDTWasmToolchain.cmake
+          -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
+          -DBUILD_SYSTEM_CONTRACTS=ON
+          -DBUILD_TEST_CONTRACTS=${BUILD_TEST_CONTRACTS}
+          -DCDT_BUILD=ON
+          -DCDT_CONTRACT_INCLUDE_PATH=${CDT_CONTRACT_INCLUDE_PATH}
   )
   if (CDT_ROOT AND EXISTS ${CDT_ROOT}/lib/cmake/cdt/cdt-config.cmake)
       list(APPEND CDT_CMAKE_ARGS -DCDT_ROOT=${CDT_ROOT})