diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6dd8b57f..58e4f53c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -96,17 +96,20 @@ install(
 
 include(PickyWarnings)
 
+set(LIBSSH2_LIBS_SOCKET "")
+set(LIBSSH2_LIBS "")
+
 # Add socket libraries
 if(WIN32)
-  list(APPEND SOCKET_LIBRARIES "ws2_32")
+  list(APPEND LIBSSH2_LIBS_SOCKET "ws2_32")
 else()
   check_function_exists_may_need_library("socket" HAVE_SOCKET "socket")
   if(NEED_LIB_SOCKET)
-    list(APPEND SOCKET_LIBRARIES "socket")
+    list(APPEND LIBSSH2_LIBS_SOCKET "socket")
   endif()
   check_function_exists_may_need_library("inet_addr" HAVE_INET_ADDR "nsl")
   if(NEED_LIB_NSL)
-    list(APPEND SOCKET_LIBRARIES "nsl")
+    list(APPEND LIBSSH2_LIBS_SOCKET "nsl")
   endif()
 endif()
 
@@ -270,7 +273,7 @@ endif()
 # dependencies which might not have been built yet.
 if(NOT WIN32)
   cmake_push_check_state()
-  set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${SOCKET_LIBRARIES})
+  set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${LIBSSH2_LIBS_SOCKET})
   check_nonblocking_socket_support()
   cmake_pop_check_state()
 endif()
@@ -302,14 +305,14 @@ if(CRYPTO_BACKEND STREQUAL "OpenSSL" OR NOT CRYPTO_BACKEND)
     set(CRYPTO_BACKEND "OpenSSL")
     set(CRYPTO_BACKEND_DEFINE "LIBSSH2_OPENSSL")
     set(CRYPTO_BACKEND_INCLUDE_DIR ${OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR})
-    list(APPEND LIBRARIES OpenSSL::SSL)
+    list(APPEND LIBSSH2_LIBS OpenSSL::SSL)
     list(APPEND LIBSSH2_PC_LIBS_PRIVATE "-lcrypto")
     list(APPEND LIBSSH2_PC_REQUIRES_PRIVATE "libcrypto")
 
     if(WIN32)
       # Statically linking to OpenSSL requires crypt32 for some Windows APIs.
       # This should really be handled by FindOpenSSL.cmake.
-      list(APPEND LIBRARIES "crypt32" "bcrypt")
+      list(APPEND LIBSSH2_LIBS "crypt32" "bcrypt")
       list(APPEND LIBSSH2_PC_LIBS_PRIVATE "-lcrypt32" "-lbcrypt")
 
       #set(CMAKE_FIND_DEBUG_MODE ON)
@@ -333,7 +336,7 @@ if(CRYPTO_BACKEND STREQUAL "OpenSSL" OR NOT CRYPTO_BACKEND)
     find_package(ZLIB)
 
     if(ZLIB_FOUND)
-      list(APPEND LIBRARIES ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES})
+      list(APPEND LIBSSH2_LIBS ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES})
       list(APPEND LIBSSH2_PC_LIBS_PRIVATE "-lz")
     endif()
   endif()
@@ -347,12 +350,12 @@ if(CRYPTO_BACKEND STREQUAL "wolfSSL" OR NOT CRYPTO_BACKEND)
     set(CRYPTO_BACKEND "wolfSSL")
     set(CRYPTO_BACKEND_DEFINE "LIBSSH2_WOLFSSL")
     set(CRYPTO_BACKEND_INCLUDE_DIR ${WOLFSSL_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-    list(APPEND LIBRARIES ${WOLFSSL_LIBRARIES})
+    list(APPEND LIBSSH2_LIBS ${WOLFSSL_LIBRARIES})
     list(APPEND LIBSSH2_PC_LIBS_PRIVATE "-lwolfssl")
     list(APPEND LIBSSH2_PC_REQUIRES_PRIVATE "wolfssl")
 
     if(WIN32)
-      list(APPEND LIBRARIES "crypt32")
+      list(APPEND LIBSSH2_LIBS "crypt32")
       list(APPEND LIBSSH2_PC_LIBS_PRIVATE "-lcrypt32")
     endif()
 
@@ -360,7 +363,7 @@ if(CRYPTO_BACKEND STREQUAL "wolfSSL" OR NOT CRYPTO_BACKEND)
 
     if(ZLIB_FOUND)
       list(APPEND CRYPTO_BACKEND_INCLUDE_DIR ${ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR})  # Public wolfSSL headers require zlib headers
-      list(APPEND LIBRARIES ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES})
+      list(APPEND LIBSSH2_LIBS ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES})
       list(APPEND LIBSSH2_PC_LIBS_PRIVATE "-lz")
     endif()
   endif()
@@ -374,7 +377,7 @@ if(CRYPTO_BACKEND STREQUAL "Libgcrypt" OR NOT CRYPTO_BACKEND)
     set(CRYPTO_BACKEND "Libgcrypt")
     set(CRYPTO_BACKEND_DEFINE "LIBSSH2_LIBGCRYPT")
     set(CRYPTO_BACKEND_INCLUDE_DIR ${LIBGCRYPT_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-    list(APPEND LIBRARIES ${LIBGCRYPT_LIBRARIES})
+    list(APPEND LIBSSH2_LIBS ${LIBGCRYPT_LIBRARIES})
     list(APPEND LIBSSH2_PC_LIBS_PRIVATE "-lgcrypt")
     list(APPEND LIBSSH2_PC_REQUIRES_PRIVATE "libgcrypt")
   endif()
@@ -388,7 +391,7 @@ if(CRYPTO_BACKEND STREQUAL "mbedTLS" OR NOT CRYPTO_BACKEND)
     set(CRYPTO_BACKEND "mbedTLS")
     set(CRYPTO_BACKEND_DEFINE "LIBSSH2_MBEDTLS")
     set(CRYPTO_BACKEND_INCLUDE_DIR ${MBEDTLS_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-    list(APPEND LIBRARIES ${MBEDTLS_LIBRARIES})
+    list(APPEND LIBSSH2_LIBS ${MBEDTLS_LIBRARIES})
     list(APPEND LIBSSH2_PC_LIBS_PRIVATE "-lmbedcrypto")
     list(APPEND LIBSSH2_PC_REQUIRES_PRIVATE "mbedcrypto")
     link_directories(${MBEDTLS_LIBRARY_DIR})
@@ -402,7 +405,7 @@ if(CRYPTO_BACKEND STREQUAL "WinCNG" OR NOT CRYPTO_BACKEND)
     set(CRYPTO_BACKEND "WinCNG")
     set(CRYPTO_BACKEND_DEFINE "LIBSSH2_WINCNG")
     set(CRYPTO_BACKEND_INCLUDE_DIR "")
-    list(APPEND LIBRARIES "crypt32" "bcrypt")
+    list(APPEND LIBSSH2_LIBS "crypt32" "bcrypt")
     list(APPEND LIBSSH2_PC_LIBS_PRIVATE "-lcrypt32" "-lbcrypt")
 
     option(ENABLE_ECDSA_WINCNG "Enable WinCNG ECDSA support (requires Windows 10 or later)" OFF)
diff --git a/example/CMakeLists.txt b/example/CMakeLists.txt
index 6d2406fc..a5b0980c 100644
--- a/example/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/example/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 include(CopyRuntimeDependencies)
 
-list(APPEND LIBRARIES ${SOCKET_LIBRARIES})
+list(APPEND LIBSSH2_LIBS ${LIBSSH2_LIBS_SOCKET})
 
 transform_makefile_inc("Makefile.inc" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/Makefile.inc.cmake")
 # Get 'noinst_PROGRAMS' variable
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ foreach(_example IN LISTS noinst_PROGRAMS)
   target_include_directories(${_example} PRIVATE
     "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/../src"
     "../src")
-  target_link_libraries(${_example} ${LIB_SELECTED} ${LIBRARIES})
+  target_link_libraries(${_example} ${LIB_SELECTED} ${LIBSSH2_LIBS})
   set_target_properties(${_example} PROPERTIES UNITY_BUILD OFF)
 endforeach()
 
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 78d18eaa..90f0bcb4 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ if(ENABLE_ZLIB_COMPRESSION)
   find_package(ZLIB REQUIRED)
 
   list(APPEND libssh2_INCLUDE_DIRS ${ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-  list(APPEND LIBRARIES ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES})
+  list(APPEND LIBSSH2_LIBS ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES})
   list(APPEND LIBSSH2_PC_LIBS_PRIVATE "-lz")
   list(APPEND LIBSSH2_PC_REQUIRES_PRIVATE "zlib")
   if(ZLIB_FOUND)
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ if(ENABLE_ZLIB_COMPRESSION)
   endif()
 endif()
 
-list(APPEND LIBRARIES ${SOCKET_LIBRARIES})
+list(APPEND LIBSSH2_LIBS ${LIBSSH2_LIBS_SOCKET})
 
 if(WIN32)
   list(APPEND LIBSSH2_PC_LIBS_PRIVATE "-lws2_32")
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ if(BUILD_STATIC_LIBS)
   add_library(${LIB_STATIC} STATIC ${_sources})
   add_library(${PROJECT_NAME}::${LIB_STATIC} ALIAS ${LIB_STATIC})
   target_compile_definitions(${LIB_STATIC} PRIVATE ${PRIVATE_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS} ${_libssh2_definitions})
-  target_link_libraries(${LIB_STATIC} PRIVATE ${LIBRARIES})
+  target_link_libraries(${LIB_STATIC} PRIVATE ${LIBSSH2_LIBS})
   set_target_properties(${LIB_STATIC} PROPERTIES
     PREFIX "" OUTPUT_NAME "libssh2" SOVERSION "${_libssh2_soversion}" VERSION "${_libssh2_libversion}"
     SUFFIX "${STATIC_LIB_SUFFIX}${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   endif()
   target_compile_definitions(${LIB_SHARED} PRIVATE ${PRIVATE_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS} ${_libssh2_definitions} ${LIB_SHARED_DEFINITIONS})
   target_compile_options(${LIB_SHARED} PRIVATE ${LIB_SHARED_C_FLAGS})
-  target_link_libraries(${LIB_SHARED} PRIVATE ${LIBRARIES})
+  target_link_libraries(${LIB_SHARED} PRIVATE ${LIBSSH2_LIBS})
   set_target_properties(${LIB_SHARED} PROPERTIES
     PREFIX "" OUTPUT_NAME "libssh2" SOVERSION "${_libssh2_soversion}" VERSION "${_libssh2_libversion}"
     IMPORT_PREFIX "" IMPORT_SUFFIX "${IMPORT_LIB_SUFFIX}${CMAKE_IMPORT_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}"
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 22782843..07acdee1 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 include(CopyRuntimeDependencies)
 
-list(APPEND LIBRARIES ${SOCKET_LIBRARIES})
+list(APPEND LIBSSH2_LIBS ${LIBSSH2_LIBS_SOCKET})
 
 transform_makefile_inc("Makefile.inc" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/Makefile.inc.cmake")
 # Get 'DOCKER_TESTS', 'DOCKER_TESTS_STATIC', 'STANDALONE_TESTS', 'STANDALONE_TESTS_STATIC', 'SSHD_TESTS',
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ foreach(_test IN LISTS DOCKER_TESTS STANDALONE_TESTS SSHD_TESTS)
     # build a single test with gcov
     if(GCOV_PATH AND _test STREQUAL "test_auth_keyboard_info_request" AND TARGET ${LIB_STATIC})
       target_compile_options(${_test} BEFORE PRIVATE ${_gcov_cflags})
-      target_link_libraries(${_test} runner ${_lib_for_tests} ${LIBRARIES} "gcov")
+      target_link_libraries(${_test} runner ${_lib_for_tests} ${LIBSSH2_LIBS} "gcov")
     else()
-      target_link_libraries(${_test} runner ${_lib_for_tests} ${LIBRARIES})
+      target_link_libraries(${_test} runner ${_lib_for_tests} ${LIBSSH2_LIBS})
     endif()
 
     list(APPEND TEST_TARGETS ${_test})