diff --git a/ports/openexr/fix-static-linking.patch b/ports/openexr/fix-static-linking.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..af2f067f127
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ports/openexr/fix-static-linking.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+diff --git a/IlmImf/CMakeLists.txt b/IlmImf/CMakeLists.txt
+index 18d90edc..21bbaa27 100644
+--- a/IlmImf/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/IlmImf/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ ADD_EXECUTABLE ( dwaLookups
+ 
+ TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES ( dwaLookups
+   Half
+-  Iex${ILMBASE_LIBSUFFIX}
+   IlmThread${ILMBASE_LIBSUFFIX}
++  Iex${ILMBASE_LIBSUFFIX}
+   ${PTHREAD_LIB}
+ )
+ 
diff --git a/ports/openexr/portfile.cmake b/ports/openexr/portfile.cmake
index 7e3b6603fc4..b02a487a9f3 100644
--- a/ports/openexr/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/openexr/portfile.cmake
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ vcpkg_apply_patches(SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH}
     PATCHES
     "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/add-missing-export.patch"
     "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/CMakeLists.txt.patch"
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/fix-static-linking.patch"
 )
 
 # Ensure helper executables can run during build
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ set(ENV{PATH} "$ENV{PATH};${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/bin")
 
 # In debug build buildsystem cannot locate IlmBase headers
 set(VCPKG_C_FLAGS_DEBUG "${VCPKG_C_FLAGS_DEBUG}")
-set(VCPKG_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "${VCPKG_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG} -I\"${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/include/OpenExr\"")
+set(VCPKG_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "${VCPKG_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG} -I\"${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/include/OpenEXR\"")
 
 vcpkg_configure_cmake(SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH}
     PREFER_NINJA
diff --git a/scripts/toolchains/linux.cmake b/scripts/toolchains/linux.cmake
index ea4f15d60b5..1ad180b4bdb 100644
--- a/scripts/toolchains/linux.cmake
+++ b/scripts/toolchains/linux.cmake
@@ -2,3 +2,17 @@ if(CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Linux")
     set(CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING OFF CACHE BOOL "")
 endif()
 set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME Linux CACHE STRING "")
+
+get_property( _CMAKE_IN_TRY_COMPILE GLOBAL PROPERTY IN_TRY_COMPILE )
+if(NOT _CMAKE_IN_TRY_COMPILE)
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS " ${VCPKG_CXX_FLAGS}" CACHE STRING "")
+    set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS " ${VCPKG_C_FLAGS}" CACHE STRING "")
+
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "${VCPKG_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG}" CACHE STRING "")
+    set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG "${VCPKG_C_FLAGS_DEBUG}" CACHE STRING "")
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${VCPKG_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE}" CACHE STRING "")
+    set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE "${VCPKG_C_FLAGS_RELEASE}" CACHE STRING "")
+
+    set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE "${VCPKG_LINKER_FLAGS}" CACHE STRING "")
+    set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE "${VCPKG_LINKER_FLAGS}" CACHE STRING "")
+endif()