diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c776a7747c..29eed4fb04 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ endif()
 if(dagmc)
   find_package(DAGMC REQUIRED)
   add_library(dagmc-imported INTERFACE IMPORTED)
-  target_link_directories(dagmc-imported INTERFACE ${DAGMC_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+  link_directories(${DAGMC_LIBRARY_DIRS})
   target_link_libraries(dagmc-imported INTERFACE ${DAGMC_LIBRARIES})
   target_include_directories(dagmc-imported INTERFACE ${DAGMC_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 else()
diff --git a/cmake/OpenMCConfig.cmake.in b/cmake/OpenMCConfig.cmake.in
index ad00a28616..1c6a488f54 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenMCConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/OpenMCConfig.cmake.in
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ find_package(xtensor REQUIRED HINTS ${OpenMC_CMAKE_DIR}/../xtensor)
 if(@DAGMC_FOUND@)
   find_package(DAGMC REQUIRED HINTS @DAGMC_LIBRARY_DIRS@)
   add_library(dagmc-imported INTERFACE IMPORTED)
-  target_link_directories(dagmc-imported INTERFACE ${DAGMC_LIBRARY_DIRS})
   target_link_libraries(dagmc-imported INTERFACE ${DAGMC_LIBRARIES})
+  foreach(dir ${DAGMC_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+    target_link_libraries(dagmc-imported INTERFACE "-L${dir}")
+  endforeach()
   target_include_directories(dagmc-imported INTERFACE ${DAGMC_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 endif()