diff --git a/maxscale-system-test/CMakeLists.txt b/maxscale-system-test/CMakeLists.txt
index 1ecc72e22..08f9f8d8c 100644
--- a/maxscale-system-test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/maxscale-system-test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ add_library(testcore SHARED testconnections.cpp mariadb_nodes.cpp
   sql_t1.cpp test_binlog_fnc.cpp get_my_ip.cpp big_load.cpp  get_com_select_insert.cpp
   different_size.cpp fw_copy_rules maxinfo_func.cpp config_operations.cpp rds_vpc.cpp execute_cmd.cpp
   blob_test.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(testcore ${MYSQL_CLIENT} z crypt nsl m pthread ssl crypto dl rt ${CDC_CONNECTOR_LIBRARIES} ${JANSSON_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(testcore ${MYSQL_CLIENT} ${CDC_CONNECTOR_LIBRARIES} ${JANSSON_LIBRARIES} z nsl m pthread ssl dl rt crypto crypt)
 install(TARGETS testcore DESTINATION system-test)
 add_dependencies(testcore connector-c cdc_connector)