diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index caef73840..caf7e61bf 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ if(DBUS_ENABLE_PKGCONFIG)
     set(PLATFORM_LIBS pthread ${LIBRT})
     if(PKG_CONFIG_FOUND)
         # convert lists of link libraries into -lstdc++ -lm etc..
-        foreach(LIB ${CMAKE_C_IMPLICIT_LINK_LIBRARIES} ${PLATFORM_LIBS})
+        foreach(LIB ${PLATFORM_LIBS})
             set(LIBDBUS_LIBS "${LIBDBUS_LIBS} -l${LIB}")
         endforeach()
         set(original_prefix "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}")
diff --git a/dbus/CMakeLists.txt b/dbus/CMakeLists.txt
index 63070b69b..5752b7492 100644
--- a/dbus/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/dbus/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -253,6 +253,9 @@ endif()
 
 # for clock_getres() on e.g. GNU/Linux (but not Android)
 find_library(LIBRT rt)
+get_filename_component(LIBRT "${LIBRT}" NAME_WLE)
+string(REPLACE "lib" "" LIBRT "${LIBRT}")
+set(LIBRT "${LIBRT}" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
 
 # for socket() on QNX
 find_library(LIBSOCKET socket)