diff --git a/ext/dramsys/SConscript b/ext/dramsys/SConscript
index 04e44b153d..084adb964d 100644
--- a/ext/dramsys/SConscript
+++ b/ext/dramsys/SConscript
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ subprocess.run(
         "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release",
         f"-DSCONS_SOURCE_DIR:STRING={scons_root}",
         "-DDRAMSYS_BUILD_CLI=OFF",
+        "-DDRAMSYS_USE_FETCH_CONTENT=ON",
+        "-DDRAMSYS_USE_FETCH_CONTENT_SYSTEMC=OFF",
         "-DDRAMSYS_SHARED_PIM_UNITS=ON"
     ],
     check=True