diff --git a/code/CMakeModules/nel.cmake b/code/CMakeModules/nel.cmake
index f44f146d6..3aa9d66bc 100644
--- a/code/CMakeModules/nel.cmake
+++ b/code/CMakeModules/nel.cmake
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ MACRO(NL_SETUP_BUILD)
 
               ADD_PLATFORM_FLAGS("${XARCH}-isysroot${CMAKE_IOS_SYSROOT}")
               ADD_PLATFORM_FLAGS("${XARCH}-miphoneos-version-min=${IOS_VERSION}")
-              SET(PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS "${PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS} ${XARCH}-Wl,-iphoneos_version_min,${IOS_VERSION}")
+              ADD_PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS("${XARCH}-Wl,-iphoneos_version_min,${IOS_VERSION}")
             ENDIF()
 
             IF(TARGET_ARMV7)
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ MACRO(NL_SETUP_BUILD)
 
               ADD_PLATFORM_FLAGS("${XARCH}-isysroot${CMAKE_IOS_SYSROOT}")
               ADD_PLATFORM_FLAGS("${XARCH}-miphoneos-version-min=${IOS_VERSION}")
-              SET(PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS "${PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS} ${XARCH}-Wl,-iphoneos_version_min,${IOS_VERSION}")
+              ADD_PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS("${XARCH}-Wl,-iphoneos_version_min,${IOS_VERSION}")
             ENDIF()
 
             IF(TARGET_ARMV6)
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ MACRO(NL_SETUP_BUILD)
 
               ADD_PLATFORM_FLAGS("${XARCH}-isysroot${CMAKE_IOS_SYSROOT}")
               ADD_PLATFORM_FLAGS("${XARCH}-miphoneos-version-min=${IOS_VERSION}")
-              SET(PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS "${PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS} ${XARCH}-Wl,-iphoneos_version_min,${IOS_VERSION}")
+              ADD_PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS("${XARCH}-Wl,-iphoneos_version_min,${IOS_VERSION}")
             ENDIF()
           ENDIF()
 
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ MACRO(NL_SETUP_BUILD)
             ADD_PLATFORM_FLAGS("${XARCH}-isysroot${CMAKE_IOS_SIMULATOR_SYSROOT}")
             ADD_PLATFORM_FLAGS("${XARCH}-mios-simulator-version-min=${IOS_VERSION}")
             IF(CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET)
-              SET(PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS "${PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS} ${XARCH}-Wl,-macosx_version_min,${CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET}")
+              ADD_PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS("${XARCH}-Wl,-macosx_version_min,${CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET}")
             ENDIF()
           ENDIF()
         ELSE()
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ MACRO(NL_SETUP_BUILD)
             IF(CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET VERSION_LESS "10.7")
               MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "Minimum target for OS X is 10.7 but you're using ${CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET}")
             ENDIF()
-            SET(PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS "${PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS} -Wl,-macosx_version_min,${CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET}")
+            ADD_PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS("-Wl,-macosx_version_min,${CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET}")
           ENDIF()
         ENDIF()
 
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ MACRO(NL_SETUP_BUILD)
         SET(PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS "${PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS} -Wl,-headerpad_max_install_names")
 
         IF(HAVE_FLAG_SEARCH_PATHS_FIRST)
-          SET(PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS "${PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS} -Wl,-search_paths_first")
+          ADD_PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS("-Wl,-search_paths_first")
         ENDIF()
       ENDIF()
     ELSE()
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ MACRO(NL_SETUP_BUILD)
 
         IF(TARGET_ARMV7)
           ADD_PLATFORM_FLAGS("-march=armv7-a -mfloat-abi=softfp -mfpu=vfpv3-d16")
-          SET(PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS "${PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS} -march=armv7-a -Wl,--fix-cortex-a8")
+          ADD_PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS("-march=armv7-a -Wl,--fix-cortex-a8")
         ELSEIF(TARGET_ARMV5)
           ADD_PLATFORM_FLAGS("-march=armv5te -mtune=xscale -msoft-float")
         ENDIF()
@@ -913,8 +913,8 @@ MACRO(NL_SETUP_BUILD)
         ADD_PLATFORM_FLAGS("-fpic -finline-functions -fmessage-length=0 -fno-inline-functions-called-once -fgcse-after-reload -frerun-cse-after-loop -frename-registers")
         SET(RELEASE_CFLAGS "${RELEASE_CFLAGS} -funswitch-loops -finline-limit=300")
       ENDIF()
-      SET(PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS "${PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS} -Wl,-z,noexecstack")
-      SET(PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS "${PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS} -L${PLATFORM_ROOT}/usr/lib")
+      ADD_PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS("-Wl,-z,noexecstack")
+      ADD_PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS("-L${PLATFORM_ROOT}/usr/lib")
     ENDIF()
 
     IF(APPLE)
@@ -932,12 +932,12 @@ MACRO(NL_SETUP_BUILD)
     ADD_PLATFORM_FLAGS("-fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4")
 
     IF(NOT APPLE)
-      SET(PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS "${PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS} -Wl,--no-undefined -Wl,--as-needed")
+      ADD_PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS("-Wl,--no-undefined -Wl,--as-needed")
     ENDIF()
 
     IF(NOT APPLE)
       # hardening
-      SET(PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS "${PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS} -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions -Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-z,now")
+      ADD_PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS("-Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions -Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-z,now")
     ENDIF()
 
     IF(WITH_SYMBOLS)