diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 48d40c1..c3b2d91 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -78,11 +78,11 @@ if(BUILD_REXLEDCTL)
 	add_executable (rexledctl src/rexbacklight.c)
 	add_dependencies(rexledctl common_srcs)                 #force common_srcs to be built first
 	target_compile_definitions(rexledctl PRIVATE REXLEDCTL) #define REXLEDCTL in C files
+	target_link_libraries(rexledctl PRIVATE $<TARGET_OBJECTS:common_srcs>) #link with the common_srcs "library"
 	if(ENABLE_RESTORE_FILE)
 		target_link_libraries(rexledctl PRIVATE "${RJP_LIB}")   #link with rjp
 		target_include_directories(rexledctl PUBLIC "${RJP_HEADER_DIR}") #include rjp.h directory
 	endif()
-	target_link_libraries(rexledctl PRIVATE $<TARGET_OBJECTS:common_srcs>) #link with the common_srcs "library"
 	install(TARGETS rexledctl RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
 	if(INSTALL_UDEV_LED_RULE)
 		install(FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/rules/91-leds.rules DESTINATION ${UDEV_DIR})