diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2a8792b190..c560489026 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -108,10 +108,18 @@ include(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/set_rpath.cmake)
 
 if (OPENMP OR BUILD_FASTFARM OR BUILD_OPENFAST_CPP_API)
   FIND_PACKAGE(OpenMP REQUIRED)
-  set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${OpenMP_C_FLAGS}")
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${OpenMP_CXX_FLAGS}")
-  set(CMAKE_FORTRAN_FLAGS "${CMAKE_FORTRAN_FLAGS} ${OpenMP_FORTRAN_FLAGS}")
-  set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} ${OpenMP_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS}")
+  if (OpenMP_Fortran_FOUND)
+    set(CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS "${CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS} ${OpenMP_Fortran_FLAGS}")
+    link_libraries("${OpenMP_Fortran_LIBRARIES}")
+  endif()
+  if (OpenMP_C_FOUND)
+    set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${OpenMP_C_FLAGS}")
+    link_libraries("${OpenMP_C_LIBRARIES}")
+  endif()
+  if (OpenMP_CXX_FOUND)
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${OpenMP_CXX_FLAGS}")
+    link_libraries("${OpenMP_CXX_LIBRARIES}")
+  endif()
 endif()
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------