diff --git a/build/makefile_base.mak b/build/makefile_base.mak
index 66fa33ea..87252228 100644
--- a/build/makefile_base.mak
+++ b/build/makefile_base.mak
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ include $(SRC)/make/utility.mk
 include $(SRC)/make/rules-source.mk
 include $(SRC)/make/rules-common.mk
 include $(SRC)/make/rules-meson.mk
+include $(SRC)/make/rules-cmake.mk
 
 # If CC is coming from make's defaults or nowhere, use our own default.  Otherwise respect environment.
 ifeq ($(ENABLE_CCACHE),1)
diff --git a/make/rules-cmake.mk b/make/rules-cmake.mk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4c61951f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/make/rules-cmake.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# parameters:
+#   $(1): lowercase package name
+#   $(2): uppercase package name
+#   $(3): 32/64, build type
+#
+define create-rules-cmake
+$(call create-rules-common,$(1),$(2),$(3))
+
+ifeq ($(CONTAINER),1)
+$$(OBJ)/.$(1)-configure$(3): $$($(2)_SRC)/CMakeLists.txt
+	@echo ":: configuring $(3)bit $(1)..." >&2
+	rm -rf "$$($(2)_OBJ$(3))/CMakeCache.txt"
+
+	cd "$$($(2)_OBJ$(3))" && env $$($(2)_ENV$(3)) \
+	cmake "$$($(2)_SRC)" \
+	    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$$($(2)_DST$(3))" \
+	    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR="lib$(subst 32,,$(3))" \
+	    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=plain \
+	    $$($(2)_CMAKE_ARGS) \
+	    $$($(2)_CMAKE_ARGS$(3))
+
+	touch $$@
+
+$$(OBJ)/.$(1)-build$(3):
+	@echo ":: building $(3)bit $(1)..." >&2
+	cd "$$($(2)_OBJ$(3))" && env $$($(2)_ENV$(3)) \
+	$$(MAKE)
+	cd "$$($(2)_OBJ$(3))" && env $$($(2)_ENV$(3)) \
+	$$(MAKE) install
+	touch $$@
+endif
+endef
+
+rules-cmake = $(call create-rules-cmake,$(1),$(call toupper,$(1)),$(2))