diff --git a/client/common/CMakeLists.txt b/client/common/CMakeLists.txt
index b291476a4..2356386e3 100644
--- a/client/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/client/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ if (WITH_LIBRARY_VERSIONING)
   set_target_properties(${MODULE_NAME} PROPERTIES VERSION ${FREERDP_VERSION} SOVERSION ${FREERDP_API_VERSION})
 endif()
 
-set(${MODULE_PREFIX}_LIBS ${${MODULE_PREFIX}_LIBS} winpr)
+list(APPEND ${MODULE_PREFIX}_LIBS freerdp winpr)
 
 target_link_libraries(${MODULE_NAME} PRIVATE ${FREERDP_CHANNELS_CLIENT_LIBS})
 if(OPENBSD)