diff --git a/cli/CMakeLists.txt b/cli/CMakeLists.txt
index 10127b2ba..cfe7631e8 100644
--- a/cli/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cli/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,16 +6,17 @@ SET(CHECKCLI_SRCS
   main.cpp
 )
 
+# Libraries to link
+set(CHECK_LIBS
+  checklib
+)
+
 # Windows needs additional shlwapi library
 if (WIN32 AND NOT CYGWIN)
 set(CHECK_LIBS
-  checklib
+  ${CHECK_LIBS}
   shlwapi
 )
-else (WIN32 AND NOT CYGWIN)
-set(CHECK_LIBS
-  checklib
-)
 endif (WIN32 AND NOT CYGWIN)
 
 include_directories (${CPPCHECK_SOURCE_DIR}/lib)
diff --git a/gui/CMakeLists.txt b/gui/CMakeLists.txt
index 59d8fe010..8f01ccb7b 100644
--- a/gui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/gui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -75,16 +75,17 @@ SET(CHECK_TRANS
 
 SET(CHECK_RCCS gui.qrc)
 
+# Libraries to link
+set(CHECK_LIBS
+  checklib
+)
+
 # Windows needs additional shlwapi library
 if (WIN32 AND NOT CYGWIN)
 set(CHECK_LIBS
-  checklib
+  ${CHECK_LIBS}
   shlwapi
 )
-else (WIN32 AND NOT CYGWIN)
-set(CHECK_LIBS
-  checklib
-)
 endif (WIN32 AND NOT CYGWIN)
 
 # Generate rules for building source files from the resources
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index ee46dfeb8..c78eec661 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,16 +28,17 @@ SET(CHECKTEST_SRCS
   testmathlib.cpp
 )
 
+# Libraries to link
+set(CHECK_LIBS
+  checklib
+)
+
 # Windows needs additional shlwapi library
 if (WIN32 AND NOT CYGWIN)
 set(CHECK_LIBS
-  checklib
+  ${CHECK_LIBS}
   shlwapi
 )
-else (WIN32 AND NOT CYGWIN)
-set(CHECK_LIBS
-  checklib
-)
 endif (WIN32 AND NOT CYGWIN)
 
 include_directories (${CPPCHECK_SOURCE_DIR}/lib)