diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1639562c..22f1959a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -457,7 +457,10 @@ endif()
 set(COMMON_LINK_LIBRARIES)
 
 if (UNIX)
-    list(APPEND COMMON_LINK_LIBRARIES dl)      # For dlopen(), etc. Most compilers will link to this by default, but some may not.
+    if(NOT CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "NetBSD")
+        list(APPEND COMMON_LINK_LIBRARIES dl)      # For dlopen(), etc. Most compilers will link to this by default, but some may not.
+    endif()
+    
     list(APPEND COMMON_LINK_LIBRARIES pthread) # Some compilers will not link to pthread by default so list it here just in case.
     list(APPEND COMMON_LINK_LIBRARIES m)