diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cdfb7d141..78e4b426f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -213,10 +213,7 @@ endif()
 
 include_directories(SYSTEM ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 if(MINGW)
-  find_library(PTHREAD pthread)
-  find_library(MSWSOCK mswsock)
-  find_library(WS2_32 ws2_32)
-  set(EXTRA_LIBRARIES ${PTHREAD} ${MSWSOCK} ${WS2_32})
+  set(EXTRA_LIBRARIES pthread;mswsock;ws2_32)
 elseif(APPLE OR FREEBSD)
   set(EXTRA_LIBRARIES "")
 elseif(NOT MSVC)