diff --git a/mlir/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/mlir/lib/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/mlir/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/mlir/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,8 +15,4 @@
 add_subdirectory(Target)
 add_subdirectory(Tools)
 add_subdirectory(Transforms)
-
-# Only enable the ExecutionEngine if the native target is configured in.
-if(TARGET ${LLVM_NATIVE_ARCH})
-  add_subdirectory(ExecutionEngine)
-endif()
+add_subdirectory(ExecutionEngine)
diff --git a/mlir/lib/ExecutionEngine/CMakeLists.txt b/mlir/lib/ExecutionEngine/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/mlir/lib/ExecutionEngine/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/mlir/lib/ExecutionEngine/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,16 +13,6 @@
   JitRunner.cpp
   )
 
-if(LLVM_USE_INTEL_JITEVENTS)
-  set(LLVM_JIT_LISTENER_LIB
-      IntelJITEvents)
-endif(LLVM_USE_INTEL_JITEVENTS)
-
-if(LLVM_USE_PERF)
-  set(LLVM_JIT_LISTENER_LIB
-      PerfJITEvents)
-endif(LLVM_USE_PERF)
-
 # Use a separate library for OptUtils, to avoid pulling in the entire JIT and
 # codegen infrastructure. Unlike MLIRExecutionEngine, this is part of
 # libMLIR.so.
@@ -48,6 +38,21 @@
   Passes
   )
 
+# Only enable the ExecutionEngine if the native target is configured in.
+if(NOT TARGET ${LLVM_NATIVE_ARCH})
+  return()
+endif()
+
+if(LLVM_USE_INTEL_JITEVENTS)
+  set(LLVM_JIT_LISTENER_LIB
+      IntelJITEvents)
+endif(LLVM_USE_INTEL_JITEVENTS)
+
+if(LLVM_USE_PERF)
+  set(LLVM_JIT_LISTENER_LIB
+      PerfJITEvents)
+endif(LLVM_USE_PERF)
+
 add_mlir_library(MLIRExecutionEngine
   ExecutionEngine.cpp