diff --git a/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index 7dce3aea87..d9857a50c2 100644
--- a/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ if(SHARE_LIB_OBJECT AND CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 3.12)
   set_target_properties(${LIB_OBJECT} PROPERTIES
     POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
   if(CURL_HIDES_PRIVATE_SYMBOLS)
-    set_property(TARGET ${LIB_OBJECT} APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_FLAGS "${CURL_CFLAG_SYMBOLS_HIDE}")
+    set_property(TARGET ${LIB_OBJECT} APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_OPTIONS "${CURL_CFLAG_SYMBOLS_HIDE}")
     set_property(TARGET ${LIB_OBJECT} APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "CURL_HIDDEN_SYMBOLS")
   endif()
   if(CURL_HAS_LTO)
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ if(BUILD_STATIC_LIBS)
     INTERFACE_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "CURL_STATICLIB"
     INTERFACE_LINK_DIRECTORIES "${CURL_LIBDIRS}")
   if(CURL_HIDES_PRIVATE_SYMBOLS)
-    set_property(TARGET ${LIB_STATIC} APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_FLAGS "${CURL_CFLAG_SYMBOLS_HIDE}")
+    set_property(TARGET ${LIB_STATIC} APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_OPTIONS "${CURL_CFLAG_SYMBOLS_HIDE}")
     set_property(TARGET ${LIB_STATIC} APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "CURL_HIDDEN_SYMBOLS")
   endif()
   if(CURL_HAS_LTO)
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
     IMPORT_PREFIX "" IMPORT_SUFFIX "${IMPORT_LIB_SUFFIX}${CMAKE_IMPORT_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}"
     POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
   if(CURL_HIDES_PRIVATE_SYMBOLS)
-    set_property(TARGET ${LIB_SHARED} APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_FLAGS "${CURL_CFLAG_SYMBOLS_HIDE}")
+    set_property(TARGET ${LIB_SHARED} APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_OPTIONS "${CURL_CFLAG_SYMBOLS_HIDE}")
     set_property(TARGET ${LIB_SHARED} APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "CURL_HIDDEN_SYMBOLS")
   endif()
   if(CURL_HAS_LTO)
@@ -210,9 +210,9 @@ if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
     set_property(TARGET ${LIB_SHARED} APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${CURL_COVERAGE_MACROS})
     set_property(TARGET ${LIB_SHARED} APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_OPTIONS ${CURL_COVERAGE_CFLAGS})
     if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 3.13)
-      target_link_options(${LIB_SHARED} PRIVATE ${CURL_COVERAGE_LDFLAGS})
+      set_property(TARGET ${LIB_SHARED} APPEND PROPERTY LINK_OPTIONS ${CURL_COVERAGE_LDFLAGS})
     else()
-      target_link_libraries(${LIB_SHARED} PRIVATE ${CURL_COVERAGE_LDFLAGS})
+      set_property(TARGET ${LIB_SHARED} APPEND PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS ${CURL_COVERAGE_LDFLAGS})
     endif()
   endif()
 
@@ -289,9 +289,9 @@ if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
     check_c_source_compiles("int main(void) { return 0; }" HAVE_VERSIONED_SYMBOLS)
     if(HAVE_VERSIONED_SYMBOLS)
       if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 3.13)
-        set_target_properties(${LIB_SHARED} PROPERTIES LINK_OPTIONS "${CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_OPTIONS}")
+        set_property(TARGET ${LIB_SHARED} APPEND PROPERTY LINK_OPTIONS "${CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_OPTIONS}")
       else()
-        set_target_properties(${LIB_SHARED} PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS "${CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_OPTIONS}")
+        set_property(TARGET ${LIB_SHARED} APPEND PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS "${CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_OPTIONS}")
       endif()
     else()
       message(WARNING "Versioned symbols requested, but not supported by the toolchain.")
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index c4b8ebb934..a70c96b765 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -123,9 +123,9 @@ endif()
 
 if(ENABLE_UNICODE AND MINGW AND NOT MINGW32CE)
   if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 3.13)
-    target_link_options(${EXE_NAME} PRIVATE "-municode")
+    set_property(TARGET ${EXE_NAME} APPEND PROPERTY LINK_OPTIONS "-municode")
   else()
-    target_link_libraries(${EXE_NAME} PRIVATE "-municode")
+    set_property(TARGET ${EXE_NAME} APPEND PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS "-municode")
   endif()
 endif()
 
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ if(CURL_CODE_COVERAGE)
   set_property(TARGET ${EXE_NAME} APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${CURL_COVERAGE_MACROS})
   set_property(TARGET ${EXE_NAME} APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_OPTIONS ${CURL_COVERAGE_CFLAGS})
   if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 3.13)
-    target_link_options(${EXE_NAME} PRIVATE ${CURL_COVERAGE_LDFLAGS})
+    set_property(TARGET ${EXE_NAME} APPEND PROPERTY LINK_OPTIONS ${CURL_COVERAGE_LDFLAGS})
   else()
-    target_link_libraries(${EXE_NAME} PRIVATE ${CURL_COVERAGE_LDFLAGS})
+    set_property(TARGET ${EXE_NAME} APPEND PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS ${CURL_COVERAGE_LDFLAGS})
   endif()
 endif()