diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7e32b69b..bf54bd78 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -143,25 +143,25 @@ if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX OR ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID} MATCHES Clang)
   add_definitions(-Wall -Werror=return-type -Werror=unused-result -Werror=reorder)
 endif()
 
-set(THREADS_PREFER_PTHREAD_FLAG TRUE)
 find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
 
-include(CheckCXXSymbolExists)
-check_cxx_symbol_exists(_LIBCPP_VERSION cstdlib HAVE_LIBCPP)
 
 # Build Libs.private contents for libde265.pc.
 set(_libs_private "")
-if(NOT MSVC)
-  if(HAVE_LIBCPP)
-    list(APPEND _libs_private "-lc++")
+foreach(lib IN LISTS CMAKE_CXX_IMPLICIT_LINK_LIBRARIES)
+  if(lib IN_LIST CMAKE_C_IMPLICIT_LINK_LIBRARIES)
+    continue()
+  elseif(EXISTS "${lib}")
+    list(APPEND _libs_private "${lib}")
   else()
-    list(APPEND _libs_private "-lstdc++")
+    list(APPEND _libs_private "-l${lib}")
   endif()
-endif()
+endforeach()
+
 # Emit '-lpthread' rather than '-pthread' so consumers using
 # `pkg-config --libs --static` get an unambiguous linker flag (see #453).
 if(CMAKE_USE_PTHREADS_INIT)
-  list(APPEND _libs_private "-lpthread")
+  list(APPEND _libs_private "${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT}")
 endif()
 if(UNIX)
   list(APPEND _libs_private "-lm")