diff --git a/tests/client/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/client/CMakeLists.txt
index 0d8af56832..c8cec6f202 100644
--- a/tests/client/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/client/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ add_custom_command(OUTPUT "${BUNDLE}.c"
 
 add_executable(${BUNDLE} EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL "${BUNDLE}.c")
 add_dependencies(testdeps ${BUNDLE})
-target_link_libraries(${BUNDLE} ${LIB_SELECTED} ${CURL_LIBS})
+target_link_libraries(${BUNDLE} ${LIB_SELECTED} ${CURL_NETWORK_AND_TIME_LIBS})
 target_include_directories(${BUNDLE} PRIVATE
   "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/lib"            # for "curl_config.h"
   "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/lib"            # for "curl_setup.h", curlx
diff --git a/tests/libtest/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/libtest/CMakeLists.txt
index 006c46d07e..631838f50a 100644
--- a/tests/libtest/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/libtest/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ add_custom_command(OUTPUT "${BUNDLE}.c"
 
 add_executable(${BUNDLE} EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL "${BUNDLE}.c")
 add_dependencies(testdeps ${BUNDLE})
-target_link_libraries(${BUNDLE} ${LIB_SELECTED} ${CURL_LIBS})
+target_link_libraries(${BUNDLE} ${LIB_SELECTED} ${CURL_NETWORK_AND_TIME_LIBS})
 target_include_directories(${BUNDLE} PRIVATE
   "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/lib"            # for "curl_config.h"
   "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/lib"            # for "curl_setup.h", curlx