diff --git a/tools/gold/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/gold/CMakeLists.txt
index ceab0e1c02e..07a1e2849b9 100644
--- a/tools/gold/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/gold/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ else()
     gold-plugin.cpp
     )
 
-  target_link_libraries(LLVMgold LTO)
+  target_link_libraries(LLVMgold ${cmake_2_8_12_PRIVATE} LTO)
 
 endif()