diff --git a/unified-runtime/CMakeLists.txt b/unified-runtime/CMakeLists.txt
index 311c9c487a6a9..827cb7125d1d3 100644
--- a/unified-runtime/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/unified-runtime/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ set(UR_ADAPTER_HIP_SOURCE_DIR "" CACHE PATH
     "Path to external 'hip' adapter source dir")
 set(UR_ADAPTER_NATIVE_CPU_SOURCE_DIR "" CACHE PATH
     "Path to external 'native_cpu' adapter source dir")
+if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL Windows)
+    set(UR_DEPENDENTLOADFLAG "0x2000" CACHE STRING
+        "Value to use for Windows link.exe /DEPENDENTLOADFLAG option")
+endif()
 
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake")
 include(helpers)
diff --git a/unified-runtime/cmake/helpers.cmake b/unified-runtime/cmake/helpers.cmake
index 1f5bd91d93219..14357005e4cc9 100644
--- a/unified-runtime/cmake/helpers.cmake
+++ b/unified-runtime/cmake/helpers.cmake
@@ -194,9 +194,9 @@ function(add_ur_library name)
     add_library(${name} ${ARGN})
     add_ur_target_compile_options(${name})
     add_ur_target_link_options(${name})
-    if(MSVC)
+    if(CMAKE_LINKER MATCHES link.exe)
         target_link_options(${name} PRIVATE
-            $<$<STREQUAL:$<TARGET_LINKER_FILE_NAME:${name}>,link.exe>:LINKER:/DEPENDENTLOADFLAG:0x2000>
+            LINKER:/DEPENDENTLOADFLAG:${UR_DEPENDENTLOADFLAG}
         )
     endif()
 endfunction()