diff --git a/server/modules/routing/binlog/CMakeLists.txt b/server/modules/routing/binlog/CMakeLists.txt
index b3384e6a2..5a3e54a0a 100644
--- a/server/modules/routing/binlog/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/server/modules/routing/binlog/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 add_library(binlogrouter SHARED blr.c blr_master.c blr_cache.c blr_slave.c blr_file.c)
 set_target_properties(binlogrouter PROPERTIES INSTALL_RPATH ${CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH}:${MAXSCALE_LIBDIR} VERSION "2.0.0")
-target_link_libraries(binlogrouter maxscale-common)
+# libbinlogrouter refers to my_uuid_init and my_uuid. They are non-public functions and
+# should not be used. They are found only from the embedded lib.
+target_link_libraries(binlogrouter maxscale-common ${MYSQL_EMBEDDED_LIBRARIES})
 install(TARGETS binlogrouter DESTINATION ${MAXSCALE_LIBDIR})
 
 add_executable(maxbinlogcheck maxbinlogcheck.c blr_file.c blr_cache.c blr_master.c blr_slave.c blr.c)
-# maxbinlogcheck refers to my_uuid_init and my_uuin. They are non-public functions and
+# maxbinlogcheck refers to my_uuid_init and my_uuid. They are non-public functions and
 # should not be used. They are found only from the embedded lib.
 target_link_libraries(maxbinlogcheck maxscale-common ${MYSQL_EMBEDDED_LIBRARIES})