diff --git a/cmake/build_helpers.cmake b/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
index 4fd7af785..aae9c8688 100644
--- a/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
@@ -461,8 +461,8 @@ macro(configureCMake)
             set(CMAKE_LINKER ${LD_LLD_PATH})
 
             if (NOT XCODE AND NOT MSVC)
-                set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -fuse-ld=lld)
-                set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fuse-ld=lld)
+                add_link_options("-fuse-ld=lld")
+                add_link_options("-fuse-ld=lld")
             endif()
         else ()
             message(WARNING "lld not found, using default linker!")