diff --git a/bootimgtool/CMakeLists.txt b/bootimgtool/CMakeLists.txt
index 56fd2b290..757d511da 100644
--- a/bootimgtool/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/bootimgtool/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -49,14 +49,8 @@ foreach(variant ${variants})
             )
         endif()
     elseif(${variant} STREQUAL static)
-        set_target_properties(
-            ${bin_target}
-            PROPERTIES
-            LINK_FLAGS "-static"
-            LINK_SEARCH_START_STATIC ON
-        )
-
         android_link_allow_multiple_definitions(${bin_target})
+        unix_link_executable_statically(${bin_target})
     endif()
 
     # Install binary
diff --git a/cmake/CompilerFlags.cmake b/cmake/CompilerFlags.cmake
index 9bb3217eb..645521f3b 100644
--- a/cmake/CompilerFlags.cmake
+++ b/cmake/CompilerFlags.cmake
@@ -230,3 +230,20 @@ function(add_cxx_hack_to_all_targets)
         endforeach()
     endif()
 endfunction()
+
+function(unix_link_executable_statically first_target)
+    if(UNIX)
+        foreach(target "${first_target}" ${ARGN})
+            set_property(
+                TARGET "${target}"
+                APPEND_STRING
+                PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS " -static"
+            )
+            set_target_properties(
+                "${target}"
+                PROPERTIES
+                LINK_SEARCH_START_STATIC ON
+            )
+        endforeach()
+    endif()
+endfunction()
diff --git a/mbbootui/CMakeLists.txt b/mbbootui/CMakeLists.txt
index 6428b4ea6..651ae15a5 100644
--- a/mbbootui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/mbbootui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -59,14 +59,8 @@ target_include_directories(
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/external/flatbuffers/include
 )
 
-set_target_properties(
-    mbbootui
-    PROPERTIES
-    LINK_FLAGS "-static"
-    LINK_SEARCH_START_STATIC ON
-)
-
 android_link_allow_multiple_definitions(mbbootui)
+unix_link_executable_statically(mbbootui)
 
 target_link_libraries(
     mbbootui
diff --git a/mbtool/CMakeLists.txt b/mbtool/CMakeLists.txt
index b93318cee..be18a93b4 100644
--- a/mbtool/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/mbtool/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -142,14 +142,8 @@ if(${MBP_BUILD_TARGET} STREQUAL android-system)
         -DRECOVERY
     )
 
-    set_target_properties(
-        mbtool mbtool_recovery
-        PROPERTIES
-        LINK_FLAGS "-static"
-        LINK_SEARCH_START_STATIC ON
-    )
-
     android_link_allow_multiple_definitions(mbtool mbtool_recovery)
+    unix_link_executable_statically(mbtool mbtool_recovery)
 
     target_link_libraries(
         mbtool-util
diff --git a/misc/CMakeLists.txt b/misc/CMakeLists.txt
index 93be635e9..b44e44d59 100644
--- a/misc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/misc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -62,10 +62,11 @@ if(${MBP_BUILD_TARGET} STREQUAL android-system)
     set_target_properties(
         fsck-wrapper
         PROPERTIES
-        LINK_FLAGS "-static -nostdlib"
-        LINK_SEARCH_START_STATIC ON
+        LINK_FLAGS "-nostdlib"
     )
 
+    unix_link_executable_statically(fsck-wrapper)
+
     install(
         TARGETS fsck-wrapper
         RUNTIME DESTINATION "${BIN_INSTALL_DIR}/"
diff --git a/odinupdater/CMakeLists.txt b/odinupdater/CMakeLists.txt
index 14e5104b5..551fc907b 100644
--- a/odinupdater/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/odinupdater/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,14 +2,6 @@ if(${MBP_BUILD_TARGET} STREQUAL android-system)
     add_executable(odinupdater odinupdater.cpp)
     add_executable(fuse-sparse fuse-sparse.cpp)
 
-    set_target_properties(
-        odinupdater
-        fuse-sparse
-        PROPERTIES
-        LINK_FLAGS "-static"
-        LINK_SEARCH_START_STATIC ON
-    )
-
     target_link_libraries(
         odinupdater
         PRIVATE
@@ -32,6 +24,7 @@ if(${MBP_BUILD_TARGET} STREQUAL android-system)
     )
 
     android_link_allow_multiple_definitions(odinupdater fuse-sparse)
+    unix_link_executable_statically(odinupdater fuse-sparse)
 
     install(
         TARGETS odinupdater fuse-sparse