diff --git a/common/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/common/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index 2d404e6c5..14448b356 100644
--- a/common/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/common/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,5 +35,5 @@ target_include_directories(villas-common PUBLIC
 
 target_link_libraries(villas-common PUBLIC
 	${JANSSON_LIBRARIES}
-	-ldl
+	${CMAKE_DL_LIBS}
 )