diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 492721df5d..ba729438ee 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -189,27 +189,75 @@ qt4_add_dbus_interface( kwin_KDEINIT_SRCS
 
 qt4_add_resources( kwin_KDEINIT_SRCS resources.qrc )
 
-set(kwinLibs ${KDE4_KDEUI_LIBS} ${KDE4_PLASMA_LIBS} ${QT_QTDECLARATIVE_LIBRARY} ${KDECLARATIVE_LIBRARIES} kdecorations kwineffects ${X11_LIBRARIES} ${X11_Xcursor_LIB} ${X11_Xrandr_LIB} ${X11_Xdamage_LIB} ${X11_Xrender_LIB} ${X11_Xfixes_LIB} ${XCB_XCB_LIBRARIES} ${X11_XCB_LIBRARIES} ${XCB_XFIXES_LIBRARIES} ${XCB_DAMAGE_LIBRARIES} ${XCB_COMPOSITE_LIBRARIES} ${XCB_SHAPE_LIBRARIES} ${XCB_SYNC_LIBRARIES} ${XCB_RENDER_LIBRARIES} ${XCB_RANDR_LIBRARIES} ${XCB_KEYSYMS_LIBRARIES})
+########### target link libraries ###############
+
+set(kwin_OWN_LIBS
+    kdecorations
+    kwineffects
+)
+
+set(kwin_QT_LIBS
+    ${QT_QTDECLARATIVE_LIBRARY}
+)
+
+set(kwin_KDE_LIBS
+    ${KDE4_KDEUI_LIBS}
+    ${KDE4_PLASMA_LIBS}
+    ${KDECLARATIVE_LIBRARIES}
+)
+
+set(kwin_XLIB_LIBS
+    ${X11_LIBRARIES}
+    ${X11_Xcursor_LIB}
+    ${X11_Xrandr_LIB}
+    ${X11_Xdamage_LIB}
+    ${X11_Xrender_LIB}
+    ${X11_Xfixes_LIB}
+)
+
+set(kwin_XCB_LIBS
+    ${XCB_XCB_LIBRARIES}
+    ${X11_XCB_LIBRARIES}
+    ${XCB_XFIXES_LIBRARIES}
+    ${XCB_DAMAGE_LIBRARIES}
+    ${XCB_COMPOSITE_LIBRARIES}
+    ${XCB_SHAPE_LIBRARIES}
+    ${XCB_SYNC_LIBRARIES}
+    ${XCB_RENDER_LIBRARIES}
+    ${XCB_RANDR_LIBRARIES}
+    ${XCB_KEYSYMS_LIBRARIES}
+)
+
+set(kwin_OPENGL_LIBS )
 
 find_library(XF86VM_LIBRARY Xxf86vm)
 if (XF86VM_LIBRARY)
-    set(kwinLibs ${kwinLibs} ${XF86VM_LIBRARY})
+    set(kwin_XLIB_LIBS ${kwin_XLIB_LIBS} ${XF86VM_LIBRARY})
 else(XF86VM_LIBRARY)
     add_definitions(-DKWIN_NO_XF86VM)
 endif()
 
 if(KWIN_BUILD_SCRIPTING)
-    set(kwinLibs ${kwinLibs} ${QT_QTSCRIPT_LIBRARY})
+    set(kwin_QT_LIBS ${kwin_QT_LIBS} ${QT_QTSCRIPT_LIBRARY})
 endif()
 
 if(KWIN_BUILD_ACTIVITIES)
-    set(kwinLibs ${kwinLibs} ${KACTIVITIES_LIBRARY})
+    set(kwin_KDE_LIBS ${kwin_KDE_LIBS} ${KACTIVITIES_LIBRARY})
 endif()
 
 if(OPENGL_EGL_FOUND)
-    set(kwinLibs ${kwinLibs} ${OPENGLES_EGL_LIBRARY})
+    set(kwin_OPENGL_LIBS ${kwin_OPENGL_LIBS} ${OPENGLES_EGL_LIBRARY})
 endif()
 
+set(kwinLibs
+    ${kwin_OWN_LIBS}
+    ${kwin_QT_LIBS}
+    ${kwin_KDE_LIBS}
+    ${kwin_XLIB_LIBS}
+    ${kwin_XCB_LIBS}
+    ${kwin_OPENGL_LIBS}
+)
+
 kde4_add_kdeinit_executable( kwin ${kwin_KDEINIT_SRCS})
 
 target_link_libraries(kdeinit_kwin ${kwinLibs})
diff --git a/effects/CMakeLists.txt b/effects/CMakeLists.txt
index 0d6c0e41d7..5f6c4b1a40 100644
--- a/effects/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/effects/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,42 @@
 # the factory macros cause errors
 kde4_no_enable_final(kwineffects)
 
+set(kwin_effect_OWN_LIBS
+    kwineffects
+)
+
+set(kwin_effect_KDE_LIBS
+    ${KDE4_KDEUI_LIBS}
+    ${KDE4_PLASMA_LIBS}
+)
+
+set(kwin_effect_XLIB_LIBS
+    ${X11_LIBRARIES}
+    ${X11_Xcursor_LIB}
+    ${X11_Xfixes_LIB}
+)
+
+set(kwin_effect_XCB_LIBS
+    ${XCB_XCB_LIBRARIES}
+    ${X11_XCB_LIBRARIES}
+    ${XCB_IMAGE_LIBRARIES}
+    ${XCB_XFIXES_LIBRARIES}
+)
+
+if( KWIN_HAVE_XRENDER_COMPOSITING )
+    set(kwin_effect_XLIB_LIBS ${kwin_effect_XLIB_LIBS} ${X11_Xrender_LIB})
+    set(kwin_effect_XCB_LIBS ${kwin_effect_XCB_LIBS} ${XCB_RENDER_LIBRARIES})
+endif()
+
+if(OPENGL_FOUND)
+    set(kwin_effect_OWN_LIBS ${kwin_effect_OWN_LIBS} kwinglutils)
+elseif(OPENGLES_FOUND)
+    set(kwin_effect_OWN_LIBS ${kwin_effect_OWN_LIBS} kwinglesutils)
+endif()
+
 macro( KWIN4_ADD_EFFECT_BACKEND name )
     kde4_add_plugin( ${name} ${ARGN} )
-    target_link_libraries( ${name} kwineffects ${KDE4_KDEUI_LIBS} ${KDE4_PLASMA_LIBS} ${X11_Xfixes_LIB} ${X11_Xcursor_LIB} ${X11_LIBRARIES} ${XCB_XCB_LIBRARIES} ${XCB_IMAGE_LIBRARIES} ${X11_XCB_LIBRARIES}
-    ${XCB_XFIXES_LIBRARIES})
+    target_link_libraries( ${name} ${kwin_effect_OWN_LIBS} ${kwin_effect_KDE_LIBS} ${kwin_effect_XLIB_LIBS} ${kwin_effect_XCB_LIBS})
 endmacro()
 
 # Adds effect plugin with given name. Sources are given after the name
@@ -13,12 +45,10 @@ macro( KWIN4_ADD_EFFECT name )
         # OpenGL or neither OpenGL nor OpenGL ES - default set
         KWIN4_ADD_EFFECT_BACKEND(kwin4_effect_${name} ${ARGN})
         if(OPENGL_FOUND)
-            target_link_libraries(kwin4_effect_${name} kwinglutils)
             if( KWIN_BUILD_OPENGL_1_COMPOSITING )
                 set_target_properties(kwin4_effect_${name} PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS -DKWIN_HAVE_OPENGL_1)
             endif()
         elseif(OPENGLES_FOUND)
-            target_link_libraries(kwin4_effect_${name} kwinglesutils)
             set_target_properties(kwin4_effect_${name} PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-DKWIN_HAVE_OPENGLES")
         endif()
         set_target_properties(kwin4_effect_${name} PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME ${KWIN_NAME}4_effect_${name})
@@ -29,7 +59,6 @@ macro( KWIN4_ADD_EFFECT name )
     if(OPENGLES_FOUND)
         KWIN4_ADD_EFFECT_BACKEND(kwin4_effect_gles_${name} ${ARGN})
         # OpenGL ES gets into a different library
-        target_link_libraries(kwin4_effect_gles_${name} kwinglesutils)
         set_target_properties(kwin4_effect_gles_${name} PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-DKWIN_HAVE_OPENGLES")
         set_target_properties(kwin4_effect_gles_${name} PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME ${KWIN_NAME}4_effect_gles_${name})
         install( TARGETS kwin4_effect_gles_${name} DESTINATION ${PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIR} )
@@ -57,18 +86,6 @@ macro( KWIN4_ADD_EFFECT_CONFIG name )
     install( TARGETS kcm_kwin4_effect_${name} DESTINATION ${PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIR} )
 endmacro()
 
-macro( KWIN4_EFFECT_LINK_XRENDER name )
-    if( KWIN_HAVE_XRENDER_COMPOSITING )
-        target_link_libraries( kwin4_effect_${name} ${X11_Xrender_LIB} ${XCB_RENDER_LIBRARIES})
-
-        # if building for OpenGL and OpenGL ES we have two targets
-        # TODO: if building for OpenGL ES we should not build XRender support
-        if(OPENGLES_FOUND)
-            target_link_libraries( kwin4_effect_gles_${name} ${X11_Xrender_LIB} ${XCB_RENDER_LIBRARIES})
-        endif()
-    endif()
-endmacro()
-
 # Install the KWin/Effect service type
 install( FILES kwineffect.desktop DESTINATION ${SERVICETYPES_INSTALL_DIR} )
 
@@ -153,4 +170,3 @@ KWIN4_ADD_EFFECT( builtins ${kwin4_effect_builtins_sources} )
 if( NOT KWIN_MOBILE_EFFECTS )
     KWIN4_ADD_EFFECT_CONFIG( builtins ${kwin4_effect_builtins_config_sources} )
 endif()
-KWIN4_EFFECT_LINK_XRENDER( builtins )
diff --git a/libkwineffects/CMakeLists.txt b/libkwineffects/CMakeLists.txt
index 96445ef242..e823cf84e8 100644
--- a/libkwineffects/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libkwineffects/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,16 +9,34 @@ set(kwin_EFFECTSLIB_SRCS
     kwinxrenderutils.cpp
     )
 
-kde4_add_library(kwineffects SHARED ${kwin_EFFECTSLIB_SRCS})
-target_link_libraries(kwineffects ${KDE4_KDEUI_LIBS} ${QT_QTGUI_LIBRARY}
+set(kwineffects_QT_LIBS
+    ${QT_QTGUI_LIBRARY}
+)
+
+set(kwineffects_KDE_LIBS
+    ${KDE4_KDEUI_LIBS}
+)
+
+set(kwineffects_XLIB_LIBS
     ${X11_LIBRARIES}
     ${X11_Xrandr_LIB}
     ${X11_Xdamage_LIB}
+)
+
+set(kwineffects_XCB_LIBS
     ${XCB_XCB_LIBRARIES}
     ${X11_XCB_LIBRARIES}
     ${XCB_XFIXES_LIBRARIES}
     ${XCB_RENDER_LIBRARIES}
 )
+
+kde4_add_library(kwineffects SHARED ${kwin_EFFECTSLIB_SRCS})
+target_link_libraries(kwineffects
+    ${kwineffects_QT_LIBS}
+    ${kwineffects_KDE_LIBS}
+    ${kwineffects_XLIB_LIBS}
+    ${kwineffects_XCB_LIBS}
+)
 set_target_properties(kwineffects PROPERTIES VERSION 1.0.0 SOVERSION 1 )
 set_target_properties(kwineffects PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME ${KWIN_NAME}effects)
 
@@ -39,7 +57,7 @@ macro( KWIN4_ADD_GLUTILS_BACKEND name glinclude )
         include_directories(${OPENGLES_EGL_INCLUDE_DIR})
     endif()
     kde4_add_library(${name} SHARED ${kwin_GLUTILSLIB_SRCS})
-    target_link_libraries(${name} ${KDE4_KDEUI_LIBS} ${QT_QTGUI_LIBRARY} ${X11_LIBRARIES} ${XCB_XCB_LIBRARIES} ${X11_XCB_LIBRARIES} kwineffects)
+    target_link_libraries(${name} ${KDE4_KDEUI_LIBS} ${QT_QTGUI_LIBRARY} ${kwineffects_XLIB_LIBS} ${kwineffects_XCB_LIBS} kwineffects)
     if(OPENGL_EGL_FOUND)
         target_link_libraries(${name} ${OPENGLES_EGL_LIBRARY})
     endif()