diff --git a/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index 76b63f416b..7200b0925d 100644
--- a/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -149,7 +149,8 @@ if(BUILD_STATIC_LIBS)
   set_target_properties(${LIB_STATIC} PROPERTIES
     PREFIX "" OUTPUT_NAME "${LIBCURL_OUTPUT_NAME}"
     SUFFIX "${STATIC_LIB_SUFFIX}${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}"
-    INTERFACE_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "CURL_STATICLIB")
+    INTERFACE_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "CURL_STATICLIB"
+    INTERFACE_LINK_DIRECTORIES "${CURL_LIBDIRS}")
   if(CURL_HIDES_PRIVATE_SYMBOLS)
     set_property(TARGET ${LIB_STATIC} APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_FLAGS "${CURL_CFLAG_SYMBOLS_HIDE}")
     set_property(TARGET ${LIB_STATIC} APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "CURL_HIDDEN_SYMBOLS")