diff --git a/server/core/CMakeLists.txt b/server/core/CMakeLists.txt
index f0e48aa08..91dd5878b 100644
--- a/server/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/server/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,17 +7,17 @@ add_executable(maxscale atomic.c buffer.c spinlock.c gateway.c
 	poll.c config.c users.c hashtable.c dbusers.c thread.c gwbitmask.c 
 	monitor.c adminusers.c secrets.c filter.c modutil.c hint.c housekeeper.c)
 set_target_properties(maxscale PROPERTIES INSTALL_RPATH ${CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH}:${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib)
-target_link_libraries(maxscale utils log_manager ssl aio pthread crypt dl ${EMBEDDED_LIB} crypto inih z)
+target_link_libraries(maxscale utils log_manager ssl aio pthread crypt dl ${EMBEDDED_LIB} crypto inih z rt m)
 install(TARGETS maxscale DESTINATION bin)
 
 add_executable(maxkeys maxkeys.c secrets.c utils.c)
 set_target_properties(maxkeys PROPERTIES INSTALL_RPATH ${CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH}:${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib)
-target_link_libraries(maxkeys utils log_manager aio pthread crypt dl mysqld crypto inih)
+target_link_libraries(maxkeys utils log_manager ssl aio pthread crypt dl ${EMBEDDED_LIB} crypto inih z rt m)
 install(TARGETS maxkeys DESTINATION bin)
 
 add_executable(maxpasswd maxpasswd.c secrets.c utils.c)
 set_target_properties(maxpasswd PROPERTIES INSTALL_RPATH ${CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH}:${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib)
-target_link_libraries(maxpasswd utils log_manager aio pthread crypt dl mysqld crypto inih)
+target_link_libraries(maxpasswd utils log_manager ssl aio pthread crypt dl ${EMBEDDED_LIB} crypto inih z rt m)
 install(TARGETS maxpasswd DESTINATION bin)
 
 add_subdirectory(test)
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