diff --git a/server/modules/routing/cli/CMakeLists.txt b/server/modules/routing/cli/CMakeLists.txt
index f6fe940c5..697905e08 100644
--- a/server/modules/routing/cli/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/server/modules/routing/cli/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 add_library(cli SHARED cli.cc ../debugcli/debugcmd.cc)
 target_link_libraries(cli maxscale-common)
-set_target_properties(cli PROPERTIES VERSION "1.0.0")
-# Can't add `LINK_FLAGS -Wl,-z,defs` as the module uses maxscale_shutdown() which is defined in gateway.cc
+set_target_properties(cli PROPERTIES VERSION "1.0.0" LINK_FLAGS -Wl,-z,defs)
 install_module(cli core)
diff --git a/server/modules/routing/debugcli/CMakeLists.txt b/server/modules/routing/debugcli/CMakeLists.txt
index 12ebf1407..869727069 100644
--- a/server/modules/routing/debugcli/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/server/modules/routing/debugcli/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 add_library(debugcli SHARED debugcli.cc debugcmd.cc)
 target_link_libraries(debugcli maxscale-common)
-set_target_properties(debugcli PROPERTIES VERSION "1.1.1")
-# Can't add `LINK_FLAGS -Wl,-z,defs` as the module uses maxscale_shutdown() which is defined in gateway.cc
+set_target_properties(debugcli PROPERTIES VERSION "1.1.1" LINK_FLAGS -Wl,-z,defs)
 install_module(debugcli core)
diff --git a/server/modules/routing/maxinfo/CMakeLists.txt b/server/modules/routing/maxinfo/CMakeLists.txt
index a4aa731c2..0df4ae87d 100644
--- a/server/modules/routing/maxinfo/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/server/modules/routing/maxinfo/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 add_library(maxinfo SHARED maxinfo.cc maxinfo_parse.cc maxinfo_error.cc maxinfo_exec.cc)
-set_target_properties(maxinfo PROPERTIES INSTALL_RPATH ${CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH}:${MAXSCALE_LIBDIR} VERSION "1.0.0")
-# Can't add `LINK_FLAGS -Wl,-z,defs` as the module uses maxscale_shutdown() which is defined in gateway.cc
+set_target_properties(maxinfo PROPERTIES INSTALL_RPATH ${CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH}:${MAXSCALE_LIBDIR} VERSION "1.0.0" LINK_FLAGS -Wl,-z,defs)
 target_link_libraries(maxinfo maxscale-common)
 install_module(maxinfo core)