diff --git a/src/plugins/intel_npu/src/utils/src/zero/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins/intel_npu/src/utils/src/zero/CMakeLists.txt
index 76512189541525..a909d13419bd41 100644
--- a/src/plugins/intel_npu/src/utils/src/zero/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/plugins/intel_npu/src/utils/src/zero/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ add_library(openvino::npu_zero_utils ALIAS ${TARGET_NAME})
 set_target_properties(${TARGET_NAME} PROPERTIES EXPORT_NAME npu_zero_utils)
 
 add_library(level-zero-headers INTERFACE)
-set_property(TARGET level-zero-headers APPEND PROPERTY INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${OpenVINO_SOURCE_DIR}/thirdparty/level_zero/level-zero/include>)
+set_property(TARGET level-zero-headers APPEND PROPERTY INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES $<TARGET_PROPERTY:LevelZero::LevelZero,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>)
 add_library(LevelZero::Headers ALIAS level-zero-headers)
 
 target_include_directories(${TARGET_NAME}
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} PUBLIC openvino::runtime::dev)
 #
 # targets install
 #
+
 ov_install_static_lib(${TARGET_NAME} ${NPU_PLUGIN_COMPONENT})
 
 ov_developer_package_export_targets(TARGET openvino::npu_zero_utils
diff --git a/thirdparty/dependencies.cmake b/thirdparty/dependencies.cmake
index 83f7e209bcf95b..51c9c63c971f05 100644
--- a/thirdparty/dependencies.cmake
+++ b/thirdparty/dependencies.cmake
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ if(ENABLE_INTEL_NPU)
         endif()
     endif()
 
-    if(NOT libze_loader_FOUND)
+    if(NOT level_zero_FOUND)
         add_subdirectory(thirdparty/level_zero EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
         add_library(LevelZero::LevelZero ALIAS ze_loader)
     endif()