diff --git a/cmake/MujocoLinkOptions.cmake b/cmake/MujocoLinkOptions.cmake
index 48db60d2..4bed36c2 100644
--- a/cmake/MujocoLinkOptions.cmake
+++ b/cmake/MujocoLinkOptions.cmake
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ function(get_mujoco_extra_link_options OUTPUT_VAR)
         endif()
       endif()
 
-      set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS ${EXTRA_LINK_OPTIONS} "-Wl,--gc-sections")
+      set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "${EXTRA_LINK_OPTIONS} -Wl,--gc-sections")
       check_c_source_compiles("int main() {}" SUPPORTS_GC_SECTIONS)
       if(SUPPORTS_GC_SECTIONS)
         set(EXTRA_LINK_OPTIONS ${EXTRA_LINK_OPTIONS} -Wl,--gc-sections)
       else()
-        set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS ${EXTRA_LINK_OPTIONS} "-Wl,-dead_strip")
+        set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "${EXTRA_LINK_OPTIONS} -Wl,-dead_strip")
         check_c_source_compiles("int main() {}" SUPPORTS_DEAD_STRIP)
         if(SUPPORTS_DEAD_STRIP)
           set(EXTRA_LINK_OPTIONS ${EXTRA_LINK_OPTIONS} -Wl,-dead_strip)
diff --git a/sample/cmake/MujocoLinkOptions.cmake b/sample/cmake/MujocoLinkOptions.cmake
index 48db60d2..4bed36c2 100644
--- a/sample/cmake/MujocoLinkOptions.cmake
+++ b/sample/cmake/MujocoLinkOptions.cmake
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ function(get_mujoco_extra_link_options OUTPUT_VAR)
         endif()
       endif()
 
-      set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS ${EXTRA_LINK_OPTIONS} "-Wl,--gc-sections")
+      set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "${EXTRA_LINK_OPTIONS} -Wl,--gc-sections")
       check_c_source_compiles("int main() {}" SUPPORTS_GC_SECTIONS)
       if(SUPPORTS_GC_SECTIONS)
         set(EXTRA_LINK_OPTIONS ${EXTRA_LINK_OPTIONS} -Wl,--gc-sections)
       else()
-        set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS ${EXTRA_LINK_OPTIONS} "-Wl,-dead_strip")
+        set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "${EXTRA_LINK_OPTIONS} -Wl,-dead_strip")
         check_c_source_compiles("int main() {}" SUPPORTS_DEAD_STRIP)
         if(SUPPORTS_DEAD_STRIP)
           set(EXTRA_LINK_OPTIONS ${EXTRA_LINK_OPTIONS} -Wl,-dead_strip)
diff --git a/simulate/cmake/MujocoLinkOptions.cmake b/simulate/cmake/MujocoLinkOptions.cmake
index 48db60d2..4bed36c2 100644
--- a/simulate/cmake/MujocoLinkOptions.cmake
+++ b/simulate/cmake/MujocoLinkOptions.cmake
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ function(get_mujoco_extra_link_options OUTPUT_VAR)
         endif()
       endif()
 
-      set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS ${EXTRA_LINK_OPTIONS} "-Wl,--gc-sections")
+      set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "${EXTRA_LINK_OPTIONS} -Wl,--gc-sections")
       check_c_source_compiles("int main() {}" SUPPORTS_GC_SECTIONS)
       if(SUPPORTS_GC_SECTIONS)
         set(EXTRA_LINK_OPTIONS ${EXTRA_LINK_OPTIONS} -Wl,--gc-sections)
       else()
-        set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS ${EXTRA_LINK_OPTIONS} "-Wl,-dead_strip")
+        set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "${EXTRA_LINK_OPTIONS} -Wl,-dead_strip")
         check_c_source_compiles("int main() {}" SUPPORTS_DEAD_STRIP)
         if(SUPPORTS_DEAD_STRIP)
           set(EXTRA_LINK_OPTIONS ${EXTRA_LINK_OPTIONS} -Wl,-dead_strip)