diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 40494872c4..80de8c7d9e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -548,21 +548,21 @@ if(${bytecodeRuntime} STREQUAL "llvm")
     endif()
 endif()
 
+if(APPLE)
+    find_library(APPLE_CORE_FOUNDATION CoreFoundation)
+    if (NOT APPLE_CORE_FOUNDATION)
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "Apple CoreFoundation framework not found")
+    endif()
+    find_library(APPLE_SECURITY Security)
+    if (NOT APPLE_SECURITY)
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "Apple Security framework not found")
+    endif()
+endif()
+
 # libfreshclam & application dependencies
 if(NOT ENABLE_LIBCLAMAV_ONLY)
     find_package(CURL REQUIRED)
 
-    if(APPLE)
-        find_library(APPLE_CORE_FOUNDATION CoreFoundation)
-        if (NOT APPLE_CORE_FOUNDATION)
-            message(FATAL_ERROR "Apple CoreFoundation framework not found")
-        endif()
-        find_library(APPLE_SECURITY Security)
-        if (NOT APPLE_SECURITY)
-            message(FATAL_ERROR "Apple Security framework not found")
-        endif()
-    endif()
-
     if(ENABLE_APP)
         find_package(CURSES REQUIRED)
 
diff --git a/libclamav/CMakeLists.txt b/libclamav/CMakeLists.txt
index 9b3aed89eb..d20bf71f5b 100644
--- a/libclamav/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libclamav/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -450,6 +450,13 @@ if(ENABLE_SHARED_LIB)
                 ${CMAKE_DL_LIBS}
                 m )
     endif()
+
+    if(APPLE)
+        target_link_libraries( clamav
+            PUBLIC
+                ${APPLE_CORE_FOUNDATION} )
+    endif()
+
     set_target_properties( clamav PROPERTIES
         COMPILE_FLAGS "${WARNCFLAGS}"
         VERSION ${LIBCLAMAV_VERSION} SOVERSION ${LIBCLAMAV_SOVERSION} )
@@ -549,6 +556,7 @@ if(ENABLE_STATIC_LIB)
         if (ENABLE_UNRAR)
             target_link_libraries( clamav_static PUBLIC ClamAV::libunrar_iface_static ClamAV::libunrar_iface_iface)
         endif()
+
     if (WIN32)
         target_link_libraries( clamav_static
             PUBLIC
@@ -563,6 +571,13 @@ if(ENABLE_STATIC_LIB)
                 ${CMAKE_DL_LIBS}
                 m )
     endif()
+
+    if(APPLE)
+        target_link_libraries( clamav_static
+            PUBLIC
+                ${APPLE_CORE_FOUNDATION} )
+    endif()
+
     set_target_properties( clamav_static PROPERTIES
         ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_NAME clamav_static
         COMPILE_FLAGS       "${WARNCFLAGS}"