diff --git a/libheif/plugins/CMakeLists.txt b/libheif/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
index 4a85fa2020..7d08ad817f 100644
--- a/libheif/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libheif/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,7 +29,13 @@ macro(plugin_compilation name varName foundName optionName defineName)
             target_sources(heif PRIVATE ${${optionName}_sources})
             target_compile_definitions(heif PRIVATE HAVE_${defineName}=1)
             target_include_directories(heif PRIVATE ${${varName}_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-            target_link_libraries(heif PRIVATE ${${varName}_LIBRARIES})
+            target_link_directories(heif PRIVATE ${${varName}_LINK_DIRS})
+            if (${varName}_DEBUG_LIBRARY)
+                target_link_libraries(heif PRIVATE debug ${${varName}_DEBUG_LIBRARY})
+                target_link_libraries(heif PRIVATE optimized ${${varName}_LIBRARIES})
+            else()
+                target_link_libraries(heif PRIVATE ${${varName}_LIBRARIES})
+            endif()
         endif ()
 
         set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${${varName}_CFLAGS}")