diff --git a/cmake/ConkyPlatformChecks.cmake b/cmake/ConkyPlatformChecks.cmake
index 75b4f3e43..aa002a513 100644
--- a/cmake/ConkyPlatformChecks.cmake
+++ b/cmake/ConkyPlatformChecks.cmake
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ endif(BUILD_IPV6)
 
 if(BUILD_HTTP)
   pkg_check_modules(MICROHTTPD REQUIRED libmicrohttpd>=0.9.25)
-  set(conky_libs ${conky_libs} ${MICROHTTPD_LIBRARIES})
+  set(conky_libs ${conky_libs} ${MICROHTTPD_LINK_LIBRARIES})
   set(conky_includes ${conky_includes} ${MICROHTTPD_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 endif(BUILD_HTTP)
 
@@ -471,28 +471,28 @@ if(BUILD_WAYLAND)
 
   if(OS_DARWIN OR OS_DRAGONFLY OR OS_FREEBSD OR OS_NETBSD OR OS_OPENBSD)
     pkg_check_modules(EPOLL REQUIRED epoll-shim)
-    set(conky_libs ${conky_libs} ${EPOLL_LIBRARIES})
+    set(conky_libs ${conky_libs} ${EPOLL_LINK_LIBRARIES})
     set(conky_includes ${conky_includes} ${EPOLL_INCLUDE_DIRS})
   endif(OS_DARWIN OR OS_DRAGONFLY OR OS_FREEBSD OR OS_NETBSD OR OS_OPENBSD)
 
   pkg_check_modules(CAIRO REQUIRED cairo)
-  set(conky_libs ${conky_libs} ${CAIRO_LIBRARIES})
+  set(conky_libs ${conky_libs} ${CAIRO_LINK_LIBRARIES})
   set(conky_includes ${conky_includes} ${CAIRO_INCLUDE_DIR})
 
   pkg_check_modules(PANGO REQUIRED pango)
-  set(conky_libs ${conky_libs} ${PANGO_LIBRARIES})
+  set(conky_libs ${conky_libs} ${PANGO_LINK_LIBRARIES})
   set(conky_includes ${conky_includes} ${PANGO_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 
   pkg_check_modules(PANGOCAIRO pangocairo)
-  set(conky_libs ${conky_libs} ${PANGOCAIRO_LIBRARIES})
+  set(conky_libs ${conky_libs} ${PANGOCAIRO_LINK_LIBRARIES})
   set(conky_includes ${conky_includes} ${PANGOCAIRO_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 
   pkg_check_modules(PANGOFC pangofc)
-  set(conky_libs ${conky_libs} ${PANGOFC_LIBRARIES})
+  set(conky_libs ${conky_libs} ${PANGOFC_LINK_LIBRARIES})
   set(conky_includes ${conky_includes} ${PANGOFC_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 
   pkg_check_modules(PANGOFT2 pangoft2)
-  set(conky_libs ${conky_libs} ${PANGOFT2_LIBRARIES})
+  set(conky_libs ${conky_libs} ${PANGOFT2_LINK_LIBRARIES})
   set(conky_includes ${conky_includes} ${PANGOFT2_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 endif(BUILD_WAYLAND)
 
@@ -505,17 +505,17 @@ include_directories(3rdparty/toluapp/include)
 # Check for libraries used by Lua bindings
 if(BUILD_LUA_CAIRO)
   pkg_check_modules(CAIRO REQUIRED cairo>=1.14)
-  set(luacairo_libs ${CAIRO_LIBRARIES} ${LUA_LIBRARIES})
+  set(luacairo_libs ${CAIRO_LINK_LIBRARIES} ${LUA_LIBRARIES})
   set(luacairo_includes ${CAIRO_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${LUA_INCLUDE_DIR})
 
   if(BUILD_LUA_CAIRO_XLIB)
     pkg_check_modules(CAIROXLIB REQUIRED cairo-xlib)
-    set(luacairo_libs ${CAIROXLIB_LIBRARIES} ${luacairo_libs})
+    set(luacairo_libs ${CAIROXLIB_LINK_LIBRARIES} ${luacairo_libs})
     set(luacairo_includes ${CAIROXLIB_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${luacairo_includes})
   endif(BUILD_LUA_CAIRO_XLIB)
 
-  # This is required because OpenBSD requires X11_LIBRARIES instead of -lX11
-  # because X11 isn't in default linker search path
+  # Required because X11 isn't in default linker search path on some platforms
+  # (OpenBSD), so absolute paths provided by X11_LIBRARIES must be used.
   list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES luacairo_libs)
   if("X11" IN_LIST luacairo_libs)
     list(REMOVE_ITEM luacairo_libs "X11" "Xext")
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ endif(BUILD_LUA_IMLIB2)
 
 if(BUILD_LUA_RSVG)
   pkg_check_modules(RSVG REQUIRED librsvg-2.0>=2.52)
-  set(luarsvg_libs ${RSVG_LIBRARIES} ${LUA_LIBRARIES})
+  set(luarsvg_libs ${RSVG_LINK_LIBRARIES} ${LUA_LIBRARIES})
   set(luarsvg_includes ${RSVG_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${LUA_INCLUDE_DIR})
 endif(BUILD_LUA_RSVG)
 
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ if(BUILD_AUDACIOUS)
     pkg_check_modules(AUDACIOUS REQUIRED audacious<1.4.0)
   endif(NEW_AUDACIOUS_FOUND)
 
-  set(conky_libs ${conky_libs} ${AUDACIOUS_LIBRARIES} ${DBUS_GLIB_LIBRARIES})
+  set(conky_libs ${conky_libs} ${AUDACIOUS_LINK_LIBRARIES} ${DBUS_GLIB_LIBRARIES})
   set(conky_includes
     ${conky_includes}
     ${AUDACIOUS_INCLUDE_DIRS}
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ endif(BUILD_AUDACIOUS)
 
 if(BUILD_XMMS2)
   pkg_check_modules(XMMS2 REQUIRED xmms2-client>=0.6)
-  set(conky_libs ${conky_libs} ${XMMS2_LIBRARIES})
+  set(conky_libs ${conky_libs} ${XMMS2_LINK_LIBRARIES})
   set(conky_includes ${conky_includes} ${XMMS2_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 endif(BUILD_XMMS2)
 
@@ -604,26 +604,26 @@ endif(BUILD_JOURNAL)
 
 if(BUILD_PULSEAUDIO)
   pkg_check_modules(PULSEAUDIO REQUIRED libpulse)
-  set(conky_libs ${conky_libs} ${PULSEAUDIO_LIBRARIES})
+  set(conky_libs ${conky_libs} ${PULSEAUDIO_LINK_LIBRARIES})
   set(conky_includes ${conky_includes} ${PULSEAUDIO_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 endif(BUILD_PULSEAUDIO)
 
 if(WANT_CURL)
   pkg_check_modules(CURL REQUIRED libcurl)
-  set(conky_libs ${conky_libs} ${CURL_LIBRARIES})
+  set(conky_libs ${conky_libs} ${CURL_LINK_LIBRARIES})
   set(conky_includes ${conky_includes} ${CURL_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 endif(WANT_CURL)
 
 # Common libraries
 if(WANT_GLIB)
   pkg_check_modules(GLIB REQUIRED glib-2.0>=2.36)
-  set(conky_libs ${conky_libs} ${GLIB_LIBRARIES})
+  set(conky_libs ${conky_libs} ${GLIB_LINK_LIBRARIES})
   set(conky_includes ${conky_includes} ${GLIB_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 endif(WANT_GLIB)
 
 if(WANT_CURL)
   pkg_check_modules(CURL REQUIRED libcurl)
-  set(conky_libs ${conky_libs} ${CURL_LIBRARIES})
+  set(conky_libs ${conky_libs} ${CURL_LINK_LIBRARIES})
   set(conky_includes ${conky_includes} ${CURL_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 endif(WANT_CURL)