diff --git a/build_files/cmake/macros.cmake b/build_files/cmake/macros.cmake
index ef4edca1b22..8a665405e72 100644
--- a/build_files/cmake/macros.cmake
+++ b/build_files/cmake/macros.cmake
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ macro(setup_liblinks
 			${JPEG_LIBRARIES}
 			${PNG_LIBRARIES}
 			${ZLIB_LIBRARIES}
+			${FREETYPE_LIBRARY}
 			${PLATFORM_LINKLIBS})
 
 	# since we are using the local libs for python when compiling msvc projects, we need to add _d when compiling debug versions
@@ -233,13 +234,6 @@ macro(setup_liblinks
 		target_link_libraries(${target} ${GLEW_LIBRARY})
 	endif()
 
-	target_link_libraries(${target}
-			${OPENGL_glu_LIBRARY}
-			${JPEG_LIBRARIES}
-			${PNG_LIBRARIES}
-			${ZLIB_LIBRARIES}
-			${FREETYPE_LIBRARY})
-
 	if(WITH_INTERNATIONAL)
 		target_link_libraries(${target} ${GETTEXT_LIB})