diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e531b0cd4..b2384113e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++17 -Wall")
 if (APPLE)
   set(CMAKE_MACOSX_RPATH ON)
 else ()
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wl,-rpath,$ORIGIN")
+  set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -Wl,-rpath,$ORIGIN")
 endif ()
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG} -O0 -g -fno-omit-frame-pointer -fsanitize=address")