diff --git a/examples/otlp/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/otlp/CMakeLists.txt
index 4c5f2bbd57..23dc75fe6d 100644
--- a/examples/otlp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/otlp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
-add_library(foo_library foo_library/foo_library.cc)
-target_link_libraries(foo_library ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT} opentelemetry_api)
+include_directories(
+  ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/generated/third_party/opentelemetry-proto)
+include_directories(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/exporters/otlp/include)
+
+add_library(otlp_foo_library foo_library/foo_library.cc)
+target_link_libraries(otlp_foo_library ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT}
+                      opentelemetry_api)
 
 add_executable(example_otlp main.cc)
-target_link_libraries(example_otlp ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT} foo_library
-                      opentelemetry_trace)
+target_link_libraries(example_otlp ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT} otlp_foo_library
+                      opentelemetry_trace opentelemetry_exporter_otprotocol)