diff --git a/include/verilated.mk.in b/include/verilated.mk.in
index 9afb5757b..e517e9161 100644
--- a/include/verilated.mk.in
+++ b/include/verilated.mk.in
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ VK_USER_OBJS = $(addsuffix .o, $(VM_USER_CLASSES))
 
 ifneq ($(VM_TRACE_FST),0)
 ifneq ($(VM_TRACE_FST),)
-    LDLIBS = -llz4 -lz
+    LDLIBS += -llz4 -lz
 endif
 endif
 
diff --git a/verilator-config.cmake.in b/verilator-config.cmake.in
index c62c8f129..76d1b6a5a 100644
--- a/verilator-config.cmake.in
+++ b/verilator-config.cmake.in
@@ -743,6 +743,10 @@ function(verilate TARGET)
 
     target_link_libraries(${TARGET} PUBLIC ${VERILATOR_MT_CFLAGS})
 
+    if(${VERILATE_PREFIX}_TRACE_FST)
+        target_link_libraries(${TARGET} PUBLIC -llz4 -lz)
+    endif()
+
     target_compile_features(${TARGET} PRIVATE cxx_std_11)
 
     if(${VERILATE_PREFIX}_TIMING)