diff --git a/inference-engine/src/gna_plugin/CMakeLists.txt b/inference-engine/src/gna_plugin/CMakeLists.txt
index 17f6201caaec90..49d96301b28c72 100644
--- a/inference-engine/src/gna_plugin/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/inference-engine/src/gna_plugin/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ file(GLOB_RECURSE HEADERS
 
 addVersionDefines(gna_plugin_entry_points.cpp CI_BUILD_NUMBER)
 
-find_package(libGNA)
+find_package(libGNA REQUIRED
+             PATHS "${IE_MAIN_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake"
+             NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
 
 if(GNA_LIBRARY_VERSION STREQUAL "GNA2")
     set(GNA_LIBRARY_VERSION_NUMBER 2)