diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e98f53239fb..0dbff81a428 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ if(ENABLE_IPO)
     if(ipo_result)
         set_property(TARGET kvrocks_objs PROPERTY INTERPROCEDURAL_OPTIMIZATION TRUE)
         if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "Clang")
-            set_property(TARGET kvrocks_objs APPEND_STRING PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS " -fuse-ld=lld ")
+            target_link_libraries(kvrocks_objs PUBLIC "-fuse-ld=lld")
         endif()
     else()
         message(WARNING "IPO is not supported: ${ipo_output}")