diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index aacdb296..d058c156 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ if (GLFW_BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
         # Compatibility with data execution prevention (DEP)
         cmake_push_check_state()
         set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "-Wl,--nxcompat")
-        check_c_compiler_flag("" _GLFW_HAS_DEP)
+        check_linker_flag(C "-Wl,--nxcompat" _GLFW_HAS_DEP)
         if (_GLFW_HAS_DEP)
             target_link_libraries(glfw PRIVATE "-Wl,--nxcompat")
         endif()
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ if (GLFW_BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
         # Compatibility with address space layout randomization (ASLR)
         cmake_push_check_state()
         set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "-Wl,--dynamicbase")
-        check_c_compiler_flag("" _GLFW_HAS_ASLR)
+        check_linker_flag(C "-Wl,--dynamicbase" _GLFW_HAS_ASLR)
         if (_GLFW_HAS_ASLR)
             target_link_libraries(glfw PRIVATE "-Wl,--dynamicbase")
         endif()
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ if (GLFW_BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
         # Compatibility with 64-bit address space layout randomization (ASLR)
         cmake_push_check_state()
         set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "-Wl,--high-entropy-va")
-        check_c_compiler_flag("" _GLFW_HAS_64ASLR)
+        check_linker_flag(C "-Wl,--high-entropy-va" _GLFW_HAS_64ASLR)
         if (_GLFW_HAS_64ASLR)
             target_link_libraries(glfw PRIVATE "-Wl,--high-entropy-va")
         endif()