diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index dc21862..d209371 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -74,12 +74,8 @@ if(WIN32)
     target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE
         WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
         _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS
+        WNEF_LINK_SYSLIB
     )
-    if(LINK_TO_SYSTEM_DLL)
-        target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE
-            WNEF_LINK_SYSLIB
-        )
-    endif()
 endif()
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE Qt::GuiPrivate)
 if(Qt5Widgets_FOUND)
diff --git a/examples/common.pri b/examples/common.pri
index f6ef0c4..f0b955f 100644
--- a/examples/common.pri
+++ b/examples/common.pri
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ HEADERS += \
 SOURCES += $$PWD/../framelesswindowsmanager.cpp
 win32 {
     DEFINES += WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS
-    CONFIG += windeployqt
+    CONFIG += windeployqt LINK_TO_SYSTEM_DLL
     CONFIG -= embed_manifest_exe
     HEADERS += $$PWD/../winnativeeventfilter.h
     SOURCES += $$PWD/../winnativeeventfilter.cpp