diff --git a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index 51ab6c22e1..af28df300c 100644
--- a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -368,12 +368,16 @@ if(ENABLE_BUILD_OPTIMIZATIONS)
 
         # Linker
         # /OPT:REF enables also /OPT:ICF and disables INCREMENTAL
-        set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE} /LTCG /OPT:REF")
-
+        set(LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE "/LTCG /OPT:REF")
         # /OPT:NOICF is recommended when /DEBUG is used (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/xe4t6fc1.aspx)
-        set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE} /DEBUG /OPT:NOICF")
-        set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE} /LTCG /OPT:REF")
-        set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE} /DEBUG /OPT:NOICF")
+        set(LINKER_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO "/DEBUG /OPT:NOICF")
+
+        set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE} ${LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE}")
+        set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE} ${LINKER_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO}")
+        set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE} ${LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE}")
+        set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE} ${LINKER_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO}")
+        set(CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE} ${LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE}")
+        set(CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO "${CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE} ${LINKER_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO}")
     else()
         # GCC-like: Release should use O3 but RelWithDebInfo 02 so enforce 03. Anything other useful that could be added here?
         set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} -O3")