diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 42ed2c4a..33d641de 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ target_include_directories(${LIB_PROJECT_NAME} SYSTEM
 	"${EXTERNAL_C_INCLUDE_PATHS}"
 )
 
-target_link_libraries(${LIB_PROJECT_NAME} ${LIB_UTILITY_PROJECT_NAME} ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(${LIB_PROJECT_NAME} ${LIB_UTILITY_PROJECT_NAME} ${LIB_GUI_PROJECT_NAME} ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
 
 #configure language package defines
 configure_file(
@@ -434,9 +434,9 @@ add_custom_target(
 add_library(${LIB_GUI_PROJECT_NAME} ${LIB_GUI_FILES} ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/src/lib_gui/productVersion.h)
 
 if(UNIX)
-	target_link_libraries(${LIB_GUI_PROJECT_NAME} ${LIB_UTILITY_PROJECT_NAME} Qt5::Widgets Qt5::Network Qt5::Svg)
+	target_link_libraries(${LIB_GUI_PROJECT_NAME} ${LIB_UTILITY_PROJECT_NAME} ${LIB_PROJECT_NAME} Qt5::Widgets Qt5::Network Qt5::Svg)
 else()
-	target_link_libraries(${LIB_GUI_PROJECT_NAME} ${LIB_UTILITY_PROJECT_NAME} Qt5::Widgets Qt5::Network Qt5::Svg Qt5::WinExtras)
+	target_link_libraries(${LIB_GUI_PROJECT_NAME} ${LIB_UTILITY_PROJECT_NAME} ${LIB_PROJECT_NAME} Qt5::Widgets Qt5::Network Qt5::Svg Qt5::WinExtras)
 endif()
 
 # command for versioning script