diff --git a/source/blenderplayer/CMakeLists.txt b/source/blenderplayer/CMakeLists.txt
index 53397070be8..eecb67e8882 100644
--- a/source/blenderplayer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/blenderplayer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -144,8 +144,10 @@ if(UNIX)
 			list(REMOVE_ITEM BLENDER_SORTED_LIBS ${REMLIB})
 		endif()
 	endforeach()
-	list(SORT REM_MSG)
-	message(STATUS "Player Skipping: (${REM_MSG})")
+	if(REM_MSG)
+		list(SORT REM_MSG)
+		message(STATUS "Player Skipping: (${REM_MSG})")
+	endif()
 	target_link_libraries(blenderplayer ${BLENDER_SORTED_LIBS})
 else()
 	target_link_libraries(blenderplayer ${BLENDER_LINK_LIBS})
diff --git a/source/creator/CMakeLists.txt b/source/creator/CMakeLists.txt
index c3a0b003917..3328a8a1707 100644
--- a/source/creator/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/creator/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -586,7 +586,6 @@ endif()
 		list(APPEND BLENDER_SORTED_LIBS bf_quicktime)
 	endif()
 
-
 	foreach(SORTLIB ${BLENDER_SORTED_LIBS})
 		set(REMLIB ${SORTLIB})
 		foreach(SEARCHLIB ${BLENDER_LINK_LIBS})
@@ -600,8 +599,10 @@ endif()
 			list(REMOVE_ITEM BLENDER_SORTED_LIBS ${REMLIB})
 		endif()
 	endforeach()
-	list(SORT REM_MSG)
-	message(STATUS "Blender Skipping: (${REM_MSG})")
+	if(REM_MSG)
+		list(SORT REM_MSG)
+		message(STATUS "Blender Skipping: (${REM_MSG})")
+	endif()
 	target_link_libraries(blender ${BLENDER_SORTED_LIBS})
 #else()
 #	target_link_libraries(blender ${BLENDER_LINK_LIBS})