diff --git a/external/qoi/CMakeLists.txt b/external/qoi/CMakeLists.txt
index e5bcdb7b..dd74e108 100644
--- a/external/qoi/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/external/qoi/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,12 +2,10 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.13...3.24 FATAL_ERROR)
 
 project(qoi C CXX)
 
-# do fetch or subtree
-
-#add_library(stb INTERFACE)
-#target_include_directories(stb SYSTEM INTERFACE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}")
+add_library(qoi_interface INTERFACE)
+target_include_directories(qoi_interface SYSTEM INTERFACE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}")
 
 # static lib with impl
 add_library(qoi "qoi.cpp")
-#target_link_libraries(qoi stb)
+target_link_libraries(qoi qoi_interface)
 
diff --git a/external/qoi/qoi.cpp b/external/qoi/qoi.cpp
index 4be5b34b..2911b720 100644
--- a/external/qoi/qoi.cpp
+++ b/external/qoi/qoi.cpp
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-// TODO: include and impl
+#define QOI_IMPLEMENTATION
+#include <qoi/qoi.h>
+