diff --git a/build_mic.sh b/build_mic.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..279e7271a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build_mic.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Build script for examples/mic/whisper-mic.cpp
+set -e
+
+cd "$(dirname "$0")"
+
+mkdir -p build_mic
+cd build_mic
+
+cmake ../examples/mic
+cmake --build . -j$(nproc)