diff --git a/channels/CMakeLists.txt b/channels/CMakeLists.txt
index 76a571692..b006448c7 100644
--- a/channels/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/channels/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -167,7 +167,12 @@ macro(client_channel_install _targets _destination)
 endmacro(client_channel_install)
 
 macro(add_channel_client_library _module_prefix _module_name _channel_name _dynamic _entry)
-	if(${_dynamic} AND (NOT BUILTIN_CHANNELS))
+  set(_lnk_dir ${${_module_prefix}_LINK_DIRS})
+  if (NOT "${_lnk_dir}" STREQUAL "")
+    link_directories(${_lnk_dir})
+  endif()
+
+  if(${_dynamic} AND (NOT BUILTIN_CHANNELS))
 # On windows create dll version information.
 # Vendor, product and year are already set in top level CMakeLists.txt
     if (WIN32)
@@ -185,22 +190,30 @@ macro(add_channel_client_library _module_prefix _module_name _channel_name _dyna
       set ( ${_module_prefix}_SRCS ${${_module_prefix}_SRCS} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/version.rc)
     endif()
 
-		add_library(${_module_name} ${${_module_prefix}_SRCS})
-		client_channel_install(${_module_name}  ${FREERDP_ADDIN_PATH})
-	else()
-		set(${_module_prefix}_STATIC ON PARENT_SCOPE)
-		set(${_module_prefix}_NAME ${_module_name} PARENT_SCOPE)
-		set(${_module_prefix}_CHANNEL ${_channel_name} PARENT_SCOPE)
-		set(${_module_prefix}_ENTRY ${_entry} PARENT_SCOPE)
-		add_library(${_module_name} STATIC ${${_module_prefix}_SRCS})
-		if (${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS 2.8.12 OR NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-			client_channel_install(${_module_name}  ${FREERDP_ADDIN_PATH})
-		endif()
-	endif()
+    add_library(${_module_name} ${${_module_prefix}_SRCS})
+    target_link_libraries(${_module_name} ${${_module_prefix}_LIBS})
+    client_channel_install(${_module_name}  ${FREERDP_ADDIN_PATH})
+  else()
+    set(${_module_prefix}_STATIC ON PARENT_SCOPE)
+    set(${_module_prefix}_NAME ${_module_name} PARENT_SCOPE)
+    set(${_module_prefix}_CHANNEL ${_channel_name} PARENT_SCOPE)
+    set(${_module_prefix}_ENTRY ${_entry} PARENT_SCOPE)
+    add_library(${_module_name} STATIC ${${_module_prefix}_SRCS})
+    target_link_libraries(${_module_name} ${${_module_prefix}_LIBS})
+
+    if (${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS 2.8.12 OR NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+      client_channel_install(${_module_name}  ${FREERDP_ADDIN_PATH})
+    endif()
+  endif()
 endmacro(add_channel_client_library)
 
 macro(add_channel_client_subsystem_library _module_prefix _module_name _channel_name _type _dynamic _entry)
-	if(${_dynamic} AND (NOT BUILTIN_CHANNELS))
+  set(_lnk_dir ${${_module_prefix}_LINK_DIRS})
+  if (NOT "${_lnk_dir}" STREQUAL "")
+    link_directories(${_lnk_dir})
+  endif()
+
+  if(${_dynamic} AND (NOT BUILTIN_CHANNELS))
 # On windows create dll version information.
 # Vendor, product and year are already set in top level CMakeLists.txt
     if (WIN32)
@@ -218,21 +231,29 @@ macro(add_channel_client_subsystem_library _module_prefix _module_name _channel_
       set ( ${_module_prefix}_SRCS ${${_module_prefix}_SRCS} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/version.rc)
     endif()
 
-		add_library(${_module_name} ${${_module_prefix}_SRCS})
-		client_channel_install(${_module_name}  ${FREERDP_ADDIN_PATH})
-	else()
-		set(${_module_prefix}_STATIC ON PARENT_SCOPE)
-		set(${_module_prefix}_NAME ${_module_name} PARENT_SCOPE)
-		set(${_module_prefix}_TYPE ${_type} PARENT_SCOPE)
-		add_library(${_module_name} STATIC ${${_module_prefix}_SRCS})
-		if (${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS 2.8.12 OR NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-			client_channel_install(${_module_name}  ${FREERDP_ADDIN_PATH})
-		endif()
-	endif()
+    add_library(${_module_name} ${${_module_prefix}_SRCS})
+    target_link_libraries(${_module_name} ${${_module_prefix}_LIBS})
+    client_channel_install(${_module_name}  ${FREERDP_ADDIN_PATH})
+  else()
+    set(${_module_prefix}_STATIC ON PARENT_SCOPE)
+    set(${_module_prefix}_NAME ${_module_name} PARENT_SCOPE)
+    set(${_module_prefix}_TYPE ${_type} PARENT_SCOPE)
+
+    add_library(${_module_name} STATIC ${${_module_prefix}_SRCS})
+    target_link_libraries(${_module_name} ${${_module_prefix}_LIBS})
+    if (${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS 2.8.12 OR NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+      client_channel_install(${_module_name}  ${FREERDP_ADDIN_PATH})
+    endif()
+  endif()
 endmacro(add_channel_client_subsystem_library)
 
 macro(add_channel_server_library _module_prefix _module_name _channel_name _dynamic _entry)
-	if(${_dynamic} AND (NOT BUILTIN_CHANNELS))
+  set(_lnk_dir ${${_module_prefix}_LINK_DIRS})
+  if (NOT "${_lnk_dir}" STREQUAL "")
+    link_directories(${_lnk_dir})
+  endif()
+
+  if(${_dynamic} AND (NOT BUILTIN_CHANNELS))
 # On windows create dll version information.
 # Vendor, product and year are already set in top level CMakeLists.txt
     if (WIN32)