diff --git a/flang/examples/ExternalHelloWorld/CMakeLists.txt b/flang/examples/ExternalHelloWorld/CMakeLists.txt
index ec4a4b042291f..042d4b6238ba4 100644
--- a/flang/examples/ExternalHelloWorld/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/flang/examples/ExternalHelloWorld/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-set(LLVM_LINK_COMPONENTS
-  FortranRuntime
-  )
-
 # This test is not run by default as it requires input.
 add_llvm_example(external-hello-world
   external-hello.cpp
 )
+
+target_link_libraries(external-hello-world
+  PRIVATE
+  FortranRuntime
+  )