diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ab3d0d245..553f67a31 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ include(CheckStructHasMember)
 include(CheckSymbolExists)
 include(CMakeDependentOption)
 include(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)
+include(CMakePushCheckState)
 include(FindPkgConfig)
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 
@@ -323,10 +324,13 @@ target_include_directories(
 )
 
 if(LIBXML2_WITH_MODULES)
-    check_library_exists(dl dlopen "" HAVE_DLOPEN)
+    cmake_push_check_state(RESET)
+        set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${CMAKE_DL_LIBS})
+        check_symbol_exists(dlopen "dlfcn.h" HAVE_DLOPEN)
+    cmake_pop_check_state()
     if(HAVE_DLOPEN)
-        target_link_libraries(LibXml2 PRIVATE dl)
-        set(MODULE_LIBS "-ldl")
+        target_link_libraries(LibXml2 PRIVATE ${CMAKE_DL_LIBS})
+        list(TRANSFORM CMAKE_DL_LIBS PREPEND "-l" OUTPUT_VARIABLE MODULE_LIBS)
     else()
         check_library_exists(dld shl_load "" HAVE_SHLLOAD)
         if(HAVE_SHLLOAD)