diff --git a/.devcontainer/post-create.sh b/.devcontainer/post-create.sh
index 7739cb2..d3679f7 100755
--- a/.devcontainer/post-create.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/post-create.sh
@@ -14,5 +14,10 @@ RSPRecomp njpgdspMain.us.rev1.toml
 # Cleanup 
 rm -rf zre
 
+# symlink recomp tools to root (CMake needs them there)
+# should be improved in the future
+ln -s $(which N64Recomp) .
+ln -s $(which RSPRecomp) .
+
 # Initialize submodules
 git submodule update --init --recursive