diff --git a/CGALimageIO/src/CGALImageIO/CMakeLists.txt b/CGALimageIO/src/CGALImageIO/CMakeLists.txt
index cae975abf1b..82fb61af9bf 100644
--- a/CGALimageIO/src/CGALImageIO/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CGALimageIO/src/CGALImageIO/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ if(OPENGL_FOUND)
 
   include_directories( ${CGAL_3RD_PARTY_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${CGAL_ImageIO_3RD_PARTY_INCLUDE_DIRS} )
   
+  link_directories    ( ${CGAL_LIBRARIES_DIR} ${CGAL_3RD_PARTY_LIBRARIES_DIRS} )
+
   collect_cgal_library( CGAL_ImageIO CGALImageIO "")
   
   add_dependencies( CGAL_ImageIO CGAL )
diff --git a/Core/src/CGALCore/CMakeLists.txt b/Core/src/CGALCore/CMakeLists.txt
index 10e9cd6adbd..1d0dae7488a 100644
--- a/Core/src/CGALCore/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Core/src/CGALCore/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ include_directories (${CGAL_3RD_PARTY_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 
 add_definitions(${CGAL_3RD_PARTY_DEFINITIONS})
 
+link_directories    ( ${CGAL_LIBRARIES_DIR} ${CGAL_3RD_PARTY_LIBRARIES_DIRS} )
+
 collect_cgal_library(CGAL_Core CGALCore "")
  
 target_link_libraries( CGAL_Core ${CGAL_LIBRARY} ${CGAL_3RD_PARTY_LIBRARIES} )
diff --git a/GraphicsView/src/CGALQt4/CMakeLists.txt b/GraphicsView/src/CGALQt4/CMakeLists.txt
index d28dc679787..85c474348de 100644
--- a/GraphicsView/src/CGALQt4/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/GraphicsView/src/CGALQt4/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ if( QT4_FOUND )
 
     include_directories( ${CGAL_3RD_PARTY_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${CGAL_Qt4_3RD_PARTY_INCLUDE_DIRS} )
 
+    link_directories    ( ${CGAL_LIBRARIES_DIR} ${CGAL_3RD_PARTY_LIBRARIES_DIRS} )
+
     collect_cgal_library( CGAL_Qt4 CGALQt4 "${additional_files}")
 
     add_dependencies( CGAL_Qt4 CGAL )
diff --git a/Qt_widget/src/CGALQt3/CMakeLists.txt b/Qt_widget/src/CGALQt3/CMakeLists.txt
index 985a6e76472..35714c9d781 100644
--- a/Qt_widget/src/CGALQt3/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Qt_widget/src/CGALQt3/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ if( QT3_FOUND )
        
     include_directories( ${CGAL_3RD_PARTY_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${CGAL_Qt3_3RD_PARTY_INCLUDE_DIRS} )
 
+    link_directories   ( ${CGAL_LIBRARIES_DIR} ${CGAL_3RD_PARTY_LIBRARIES_DIRS} )
+
     # Make sure QT3_AUTOMOC compiler can find CGALQt3 include files
     include_directories( BEFORE ${CGAL_INCLUDE_DIRS} )