diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bed6c2b44..80e213221 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -311,6 +311,8 @@ else()
   add_custom_target(translations COMMAND true)
 endif()
 
+list(APPEND EXTRA_LIBS "m")
+
 add_subdirectory(src)
 add_subdirectory(doc)
 
diff --git a/src/gui/curses/CMakeLists.txt b/src/gui/curses/CMakeLists.txt
index 2223a33e7..1ec67614b 100644
--- a/src/gui/curses/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/gui/curses/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ if(NOT ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} STREQUAL "Haiku")
   list(APPEND EXTRA_LIBS "pthread")
 endif()
 
-list(APPEND EXTRA_LIBS "m")
-
 if(ENABLE_NCURSES)
   subdirs(normal)
 endif()
diff --git a/tests/fuzz/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/fuzz/CMakeLists.txt
index 54e5384bc..8d11137e6 100644
--- a/tests/fuzz/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/fuzz/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ if(NOT ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} STREQUAL "Haiku")
   list(APPEND EXTRA_LIBS "pthread")
 endif()
 
-list(APPEND EXTRA_LIBS "m")
-
 if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Darwin")
   # link with resolv lib on macOS
   list(APPEND EXTRA_LIBS "resolv")