diff --git a/code/CMakeModules/nel.cmake b/code/CMakeModules/nel.cmake
index 1f3d45766..82b9ca815 100644
--- a/code/CMakeModules/nel.cmake
+++ b/code/CMakeModules/nel.cmake
@@ -899,20 +899,23 @@ ENDMACRO(NL_SETUP_BUILD)
 MACRO(NL_SETUP_BUILD_FLAGS)
   SET(CMAKE_C_FLAGS ${PLATFORM_CFLAGS} CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
   SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS ${PLATFORM_CXXFLAGS} CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
+  SET(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS ${PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS} CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
+  SET(CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS ${PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS} CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
+  SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS ${PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS} CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
 
   ## Debug
   SET(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG ${NL_DEBUG_CFLAGS} CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
   SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG ${NL_DEBUG_CFLAGS} CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
-  SET(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG "${PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS} ${NL_DEBUG_LINKFLAGS}" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
-  SET(CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG "${PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS} ${NL_DEBUG_LINKFLAGS}" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
-  SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG "${PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS} ${NL_DEBUG_LINKFLAGS}" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
+  SET(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG ${NL_DEBUG_LINKFLAGS} CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
+  SET(CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG ${NL_DEBUG_LINKFLAGS} CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
+  SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG ${NL_DEBUG_LINKFLAGS} CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
 
   ## Release
   SET(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE ${NL_RELEASE_CFLAGS} CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
   SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE ${NL_RELEASE_CFLAGS} CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
-  SET(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE "${PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS} ${NL_RELEASE_LINKFLAGS}" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
-  SET(CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE "${PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS} ${NL_RELEASE_LINKFLAGS}" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
-  SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE "${PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS} ${NL_RELEASE_LINKFLAGS}" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
+  SET(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE ${NL_RELEASE_LINKFLAGS} CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
+  SET(CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE ${NL_RELEASE_LINKFLAGS} CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
+  SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE ${NL_RELEASE_LINKFLAGS} CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
 ENDMACRO(NL_SETUP_BUILD_FLAGS)
 
 # Macro to create x_ABSOLUTE_PREFIX from x_PREFIX