diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ff4f8853..3e95f48f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ elseif(APPLE OR FREEBSD OR OPENBSD)
   set(EXTRA_LIBRARIES "")
 elseif(NOT MSVC)
   find_library(RT rt)
-  set(EXTRA_LIBRARIES ${RT} ${DL})
+  set(EXTRA_LIBRARIES ${RT})
 endif()
 
 include(version.cmake)
diff --git a/external/CMakeLists.txt b/external/CMakeLists.txt
index d13f67b9..33e843e6 100644
--- a/external/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/external/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ endif()
 find_package(Unbound)
 
 if(NOT UNBOUND_INCLUDE_DIR OR STATIC)
+  # NOTE: If STATIC is true, CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES has been reordered.
+  # unbound has config tests which used OpenSSL libraries, so -ldl may need to
+  # be set in this case.
+  # The unbound CMakeLists.txt can set it, since it's also needed for the
+  # static OpenSSL libraries set up there after with target_link_libraries.
   add_subdirectory(unbound)
 
   set(UNBOUND_STATIC true PARENT_SCOPE)
diff --git a/external/unbound/CMakeLists.txt b/external/unbound/CMakeLists.txt
index 839b21c7..0dd5d6bc 100644
--- a/external/unbound/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/external/unbound/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ if (APPLE)
 endif()
 
 find_package(OpenSSL REQUIRED)
+if(STATIC)
+  if(UNIX)
+    set(OPENSSL_LIBRARIES "${OPENSSL_LIBRARIES};${CMAKE_DL_LIBS}")
+  endif()
+endif()
+
 find_package(Threads)
 
 include(configure_checks.cmake)
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 036908f3..0ac4a0aa 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -63,15 +63,6 @@ function (bitmonero_add_executable name)
   set_property(TARGET "${name}"
     PROPERTY
       RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin")
-
-  if (STATIC)
-    set_property(TARGET "${name}"
-      PROPERTY
-        LINK_SEARCH_START_STATIC 1)
-    set_property(TARGET "${name}"
-      PROPERTY
-        LINK_SEARCH_END_STATIC 1)
-  endif ()
 endfunction ()
 
 function (bitmonero_add_library name)