diff --git a/cmake/module/CheckSourceCompilesAndLinks.cmake b/cmake/module/CheckSourceCompilesAndLinks.cmake
index 88c897d5243..53d0617a905 100644
--- a/cmake/module/CheckSourceCompilesAndLinks.cmake
+++ b/cmake/module/CheckSourceCompilesAndLinks.cmake
@@ -6,15 +6,6 @@ include_guard(GLOBAL)
 include(CheckCXXSourceCompiles)
 include(CMakePushCheckState)
 
-# This avoids running the linker.
-set(CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_TARGET_TYPE STATIC_LIBRARY)
-
-macro(check_cxx_source_links source)
-  set(CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_TARGET_TYPE EXECUTABLE)
-  check_cxx_source_compiles("${source}" ${ARGN})
-  set(CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_TARGET_TYPE STATIC_LIBRARY)
-endmacro()
-
 macro(check_cxx_source_compiles_with_flags flags source)
   cmake_push_check_state(RESET)
   set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS ${flags})
@@ -27,13 +18,13 @@ macro(check_cxx_source_links_with_flags flags source)
   cmake_push_check_state(RESET)
   set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS ${flags})
   list(JOIN CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS " " CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS)
-  check_cxx_source_links("${source}" ${ARGN})
+  check_cxx_source_compiles("${source}" ${ARGN})
   cmake_pop_check_state()
 endmacro()
 
 macro(check_cxx_source_links_with_libs libs source)
   cmake_push_check_state(RESET)
   set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES "${libs}")
-  check_cxx_source_links("${source}" ${ARGN})
+  check_cxx_source_compiles("${source}" ${ARGN})
   cmake_pop_check_state()
 endmacro()
diff --git a/cmake/module/TestAppendRequiredLibraries.cmake b/cmake/module/TestAppendRequiredLibraries.cmake
index 5352102c7a4..c1030a641fe 100644
--- a/cmake/module/TestAppendRequiredLibraries.cmake
+++ b/cmake/module/TestAppendRequiredLibraries.cmake
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ function(test_append_socket_library target)
   ")
 
   include(CheckSourceCompilesAndLinks)
-  check_cxx_source_links("${check_socket_source}" IFADDR_LINKS_WITHOUT_LIBSOCKET)
+  check_cxx_source_compiles("${check_socket_source}" IFADDR_LINKS_WITHOUT_LIBSOCKET)
   if(NOT IFADDR_LINKS_WITHOUT_LIBSOCKET)
     check_cxx_source_links_with_libs(socket "${check_socket_source}" IFADDR_NEEDS_LINK_TO_LIBSOCKET)
     if(IFADDR_NEEDS_LINK_TO_LIBSOCKET)
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ function(test_append_atomic_library target)
   ")
 
   include(CheckSourceCompilesAndLinks)
-  check_cxx_source_links("${check_atomic_source}" STD_ATOMIC_LINKS_WITHOUT_LIBATOMIC)
+  check_cxx_source_compiles("${check_atomic_source}" STD_ATOMIC_LINKS_WITHOUT_LIBATOMIC)
   if(STD_ATOMIC_LINKS_WITHOUT_LIBATOMIC)
     return()
   endif()