diff --git a/examples/nxp/mcuxpresso/imxrt700/executorch_cifarnet/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/nxp/mcuxpresso/imxrt700/executorch_cifarnet/CMakeLists.txt
index 0b0dd3f8849..491ed964c1f 100644
--- a/examples/nxp/mcuxpresso/imxrt700/executorch_cifarnet/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/nxp/mcuxpresso/imxrt700/executorch_cifarnet/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ add_executable(
   ${SdkRootDirPath}/examples/eiq_examples/executorch_cifarnet/main.cpp
   ${SdkRootDirPath}/examples/eiq_examples/executorch_cifarnet/RegisterKernels.cpp
   ${SdkRootDirPath}/examples/eiq_examples/common/timer.c
+  ${SdkRootDirPath}/examples/eiq_examples/common/sys_info/sys_info.c
   ${SdkRootDirPath}/devices/RT/RT700/MIMXRT798S/startup_MIMXRT798S_cm33_core0.c
   ${EXECUTORCH_ROOT_DIR}/backends/nxp/runtime/NeutronBackend.cpp
   ${SdkRootDirPath}/middleware/tfm/tf-m/platform/ext/common/syscalls_stub.c
@@ -83,6 +84,13 @@ add_executable(
   ${SdkRootDirPath}/components/debug_console_lite/fsl_debug_console.c
 )
 
+# sys_info.c needs the version macro supplied by the SDK's normal build system.
+include(${SdkRootDirPath}/cmake/extension/mcux_version.cmake)
+target_compile_definitions(
+  ${MCUX_SDK_PROJECT_NAME}
+  PRIVATE "MCUXSDK_VERSION_FULL_STR=\"${MCUXSDK_VERSION_FULL}\""
+)
+
 target_include_directories(
   ${MCUX_SDK_PROJECT_NAME}
   PRIVATE