diff --git a/CMake/resources.cmake b/CMake/resources.cmake
index 8db0385ef..c433e4c33 100644
--- a/CMake/resources.cmake
+++ b/CMake/resources.cmake
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ mark_as_advanced(HAVE_SCANDIR_POSIX)
 
 # restore CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES (is this really necessary ?)
 if(DEFINED SAVED_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES)
-  set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES})
+  set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${SAVED_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES})
   unset(SAVED_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES)
 else(DEFINED SAVED_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES)
   unset(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES)