diff --git a/libfreerdp/primitives/CMakeLists.txt b/libfreerdp/primitives/CMakeLists.txt
index 99222c19c..f85974858 100644
--- a/libfreerdp/primitives/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libfreerdp/primitives/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -64,9 +64,20 @@ set(PRIMITIVES_OPENCL_SRCS
 )
 
 if (WITH_OPENCL)
-		freerdp_include_directory_add(${OpenCL_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-		freerdp_library_add(OpenCL::OpenCL)
+    set(FILENAME "opencl/primitives.cl")
+    set_source_files_properties(${FILENAME} PROPERTIES HEADER_FILE_ONLY ON)
+    list(APPEND PRIMITIVES_OPENCL_SRCS ${FILENAME})
 
+    include(ConvertFileToHexArray)
+    file_to_hex_array(${FILENAME} FILEDATA)
+
+    set(HDR_FILE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/opencl/primitives-opencl-program.h")
+    configure_file("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/opencl/primitives.h.in" ${HDR_FILE} @ONLY)
+    list(APPEND PRIMITIVES_OPENCL_SRCS ${HDR_FILE})
+
+    include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/opencl)
+    freerdp_include_directory_add(${OpenCL_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+    freerdp_library_add(OpenCL::OpenCL)
 endif()
 
 set(PRIMITIVES_OPT_SRCS
diff --git a/libfreerdp/primitives/opencl/prim_YUV_opencl.c b/libfreerdp/primitives/opencl/prim_YUV_opencl.c
index e7c9e4efd..b4b53d7c8 100644
--- a/libfreerdp/primitives/opencl/prim_YUV_opencl.c
+++ b/libfreerdp/primitives/opencl/prim_YUV_opencl.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #else
 #include <CL/cl.h>
 #endif
+#include "primitives-opencl-program.h"
 
 #include <freerdp/log.h>
 #define TAG FREERDP_TAG("primitives")
@@ -260,10 +261,6 @@ static pstatus_t primitives_uninit_opencl(void)
 	return PRIMITIVES_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static const char openclProgram[] =
-#include "primitives.cl"
-    ;
-
 static BOOL primitives_init_opencl_context(primitives_opencl_context* WINPR_RESTRICT prims)
 {
 	cl_uint ndevices = 0;
diff --git a/libfreerdp/primitives/opencl/primitives.cl b/libfreerdp/primitives/opencl/primitives.cl
index 5e094df28..796d59ae4 100644
--- a/libfreerdp/primitives/opencl/primitives.cl
+++ b/libfreerdp/primitives/opencl/primitives.cl
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@
  * permissions and limitations under the License.
  */
 
-#define STRINGIFY(x) #x
-
-STRINGIFY(
 uchar clamp_uc(int v, short l, short h)
 {
     if (v > h)
@@ -460,4 +457,3 @@ __kernel void yuv444_to_xrgb_1b(
     destPtr[1] = clamp_uc((y256 + (403 * V)) >> 8, 0, 255); 	/* R */
     destPtr[0] = 0xff; /* A */
 }
-)
diff --git a/libfreerdp/primitives/opencl/primitives.h.in b/libfreerdp/primitives/opencl/primitives.h.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..69a4ed4c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libfreerdp/primitives/opencl/primitives.h.in
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/* AUTOGENERATED file, do not edit
+ *
+ * part of @PROJECT_NAME@
+ * generated from libfreerdp/primitives/opencl/primitives.h.in
+ *
+ * with file contents of @FILENAME@
+ */
+#pragma once
+
+static const char openclProgram[] = { @FILEDATA@ };
+