diff --git a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 6db10876..24b6f231 100644
--- a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ target_link_libraries(libloot_cpp INTERFACE
     debug "${TARGET_PATH}/debug/${LIBLOOT_CPP_FILENAME}")
 target_include_directories(libloot_cpp INTERFACE "${TARGET_PATH}/cxxbridge")
 
+if(WIN32)
+    target_link_libraries(libloot_cpp INTERFACE ntdll ws2_32 bcrypt)
+endif()
+
 
 ##############################
 # General Settings
@@ -186,10 +190,6 @@ set_target_properties(libloot PROPERTIES
 
 if(WIN32)
     target_compile_definitions(libloot PRIVATE UNICODE _UNICODE LOOT_EXPORT)
-
-    set(LOOT_LIBS ntdll ws2_32 bcrypt)
-
-    target_link_libraries(libloot PRIVATE ${LOOT_LIBS})
 endif()
 
 if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU" OR CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "Clang")
diff --git a/cpp/cmake/tests.cmake b/cpp/cmake/tests.cmake
index 37ec68cc..a7fe771e 100644
--- a/cpp/cmake/tests.cmake
+++ b/cpp/cmake/tests.cmake
@@ -99,8 +99,6 @@ if(WIN32)
     if((NOT CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Windows") OR NOT LIBLOOT_BUILD_SHARED)
         target_compile_definitions(libloot_tests PRIVATE LOOT_STATIC)
     endif()
-
-    target_link_libraries(libloot_tests PRIVATE ${LOOT_LIBS})
 endif()
 
 if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU" OR CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "Clang")