diff --git a/src/external/libBNMR/CMakeLists.txt b/src/external/libBNMR/CMakeLists.txt
index 1f10f260..356b61f5 100644
--- a/src/external/libBNMR/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/external/libBNMR/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # - beta-NMR library ----------------------------------------------------------
 
+#--- add subdirectory libLineProfile
+add_subdirectory(libLineProfile)
+
 #--- generate necessary dictionaries ------------------------------------------
 set(MUSRFIT_INC ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/include)
 
diff --git a/src/external/libBNMR/libLineProfile/CMakeLists.txt b/src/external/libBNMR/libLineProfile/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..27b35935
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/external/libBNMR/libLineProfile/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# - beta-NMR LineProfile library ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+#--- generate necessary dictionaries ------------------------------------------
+set(MUSRFIT_INC ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/include)
+
+root_generate_dictionary(
+  libLineProfileDict 
+  -I${FFTW3_INCLUDE_DIR} 
+  -I${MUSRFIT_INC}
+  libLineProfile.h 
+  LINKDEF libLineProfileLinkDef.h
+  MODULE libLineProfile
+)
+
+#--- lib creation -------------------------------------------------------------
+add_library(LineProfile SHARED
+  libLineProfile.cpp
+  libLineProfileDict.cxx
+)
+
+#--- make sure that the include directory is found ----------------------------
+target_include_directories(
+  LineProfile BEFORE PRIVATE 
+    $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${MUSRFIT_INC}>
+    $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}>
+)
+
+#--- set target properties, e.g. version --------------------------------------
+set_target_properties(LineProfile
+  PROPERTIES
+    VERSION "1.0.0"
+)
+
+#--- add library dependencies -------------------------------------------------
+target_link_libraries(LineProfile ${ROOT_LIBRARIES} PUserFcnBase)
+
+#--- install libLineProfile solib ----------------------------------------------------
+install(TARGETS LineProfile DESTINATION lib)
+
+#--- install root pcm's and rootmaps ------------------------------------------
+install(
+  FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/libLineProfile_rdict.pcm 
+        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/libLineProfile.rootmap
+  DESTINATION lib
+)
+
+#--- install libLineProfile header ---------------------------------------------------
+install( 
+  FILES 
+    libLineProfile.h
+  DESTINATION 
+    include
+)
+