diff --git a/CMake/fl_create_example.cmake b/CMake/fl_create_example.cmake
index 3ea51be74..a245bb5ea 100644
--- a/CMake/fl_create_example.cmake
+++ b/CMake/fl_create_example.cmake
@@ -116,7 +116,11 @@ macro (CREATE_EXAMPLE NAME SOURCES LIBRARIES)
   target_link_libraries   (${TARGET_NAME} ${LIBRARIES})
 
   if (FLTK_HAVE_CAIRO)
-    target_link_directories (${TARGET_NAME} PUBLIC ${PKG_CAIRO_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+    if (CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS "3.13")
+      link_directories (${TARGET_NAME} PUBLIC ${PKG_CAIRO_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+    else()
+      target_link_directories (${TARGET_NAME} PUBLIC ${PKG_CAIRO_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+    endif()
   endif (FLTK_HAVE_CAIRO)
 
   if (ICON_PATH)
diff --git a/fluid/CMakeLists.txt b/fluid/CMakeLists.txt
index fcf4cedb1..1b98c17e2 100644
--- a/fluid/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/fluid/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -71,7 +71,11 @@ endif (APPLE AND (NOT OPTION_APPLE_X11) AND (NOT OPTION_APPLE_SDL))
 
 target_link_libraries (fluid fltk fltk_images fltk_forms)
 if (FLTK_HAVE_CAIRO)
-  target_link_directories (fluid PUBLIC ${PKG_CAIRO_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+  if (CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS "3.13")
+    link_directories (fluid PUBLIC ${PKG_CAIRO_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+  else()
+    target_link_directories (fluid PUBLIC ${PKG_CAIRO_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+  endif()
 endif (FLTK_HAVE_CAIRO)
 
 # install fluid