diff --git a/cmake/compile_definitions/common.cmake b/cmake/compile_definitions/common.cmake
index 0c0bf4e8f56..90a71802cde 100644
--- a/cmake/compile_definitions/common.cmake
+++ b/cmake/compile_definitions/common.cmake
@@ -137,5 +137,4 @@ list(APPEND SUNSHINE_EXTERNAL_LIBRARIES
         ${FFMPEG_LIBRARIES}
         ${Boost_LIBRARIES}
         ${OPENSSL_LIBRARIES}
-        ${CURL_LIBRARIES}
         ${PLATFORM_LIBRARIES})
diff --git a/cmake/compile_definitions/unix.cmake b/cmake/compile_definitions/unix.cmake
index 5232481ccfb..27df1249540 100644
--- a/cmake/compile_definitions/unix.cmake
+++ b/cmake/compile_definitions/unix.cmake
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 # unix specific compile definitions
 # put anything here that applies to both linux and macos
 
-list(APPEND SUNSHINE_EXTERNAL_LIBRARIES Boost::log)
+list(APPEND SUNSHINE_EXTERNAL_LIBRARIES
+        Boost::log
+        ${CURL_LIBRARIES})
 
 # add install prefix to assets path if not already there
 if(NOT SUNSHINE_ASSETS_DIR MATCHES "^${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}")