diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 42a839d50e6b..94379d38f434 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ target_include_directories(
 target_link_libraries(tiledb_unit
   PUBLIC
     TILEDB_CORE_OBJECTS_ILIB
+    TILEDB_CORE_OBJECTS
     Catch2::Catch2
     tiledb_test_support_lib
 )
diff --git a/tiledb/api/c_api/array/test/CMakeLists.txt b/tiledb/api/c_api/array/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 9e7805c294a6..ebd617387ae8 100644
--- a/tiledb/api/c_api/array/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tiledb/api/c_api/array/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ find_package(Catch_EP REQUIRED)
 # #TODO: link only against a new CAPI array handle, not all core objects
 add_executable(
     unit_capi_array EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
-    $<TARGET_OBJECTS:TILEDB_CORE_OBJECTS>
 )
 
 target_link_libraries(unit_capi_array
@@ -38,6 +37,7 @@ target_link_libraries(unit_capi_array
     Catch2::Catch2WithMain
     export
     TILEDB_CORE_OBJECTS_ILIB
+    TILEDB_CORE_OBJECTS
 )
 
 # Sources for tests
diff --git a/tiledb/sm/array/test/CMakeLists.txt b/tiledb/sm/array/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 62b222de11ea..6ef9982394d6 100644
--- a/tiledb/sm/array/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tiledb/sm/array/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@ conclude(unit_test)
 
 commence(unit_test consistency)
     this_target_sources(main.cc unit_consistency.cc)
-    this_target_sources($<TARGET_OBJECTS:TILEDB_CORE_OBJECTS>)
+    this_target_link_libraries(TILEDB_CORE_OBJECTS)
     this_target_link_libraries(TILEDB_CORE_OBJECTS_ILIB)
 conclude(unit_test)
diff --git a/tiledb/sm/subarray/test/CMakeLists.txt b/tiledb/sm/subarray/test/CMakeLists.txt
index c3d243a50d95..843a552ffb79 100644
--- a/tiledb/sm/subarray/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tiledb/sm/subarray/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ conclude(unit_test)
 
 commence(unit_test add_ranges_list)
     this_target_sources(main.cc unit_add_ranges_list.cc)
-    this_target_link_libraries($<TARGET_OBJECTS:TILEDB_CORE_OBJECTS>)
+    this_target_link_libraries(TILEDB_CORE_OBJECTS)
     this_target_link_libraries(tiledb_test_support_lib)
     target_include_directories(unit_add_ranges_list PRIVATE
         "$<TARGET_PROPERTY:TILEDB_CORE_OBJECTS,INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>")
diff --git a/tools/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/CMakeLists.txt
index 3a55d9147108..218e238029e6 100644
--- a/tools/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ add_executable(tiledb EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
   src/commands/help_command.cc
   src/commands/info_command.cc
   src/main/tiledb.cc
-  $<TARGET_OBJECTS:TILEDB_CORE_OBJECTS>
 )
 
 # List of all tool targets
@@ -45,6 +44,7 @@ set(TILEDB_TOOLS tiledb)
 foreach(TOOL ${TILEDB_TOOLS})
   target_link_libraries(${TOOL} PRIVATE
     TILEDB_CORE_OBJECTS_ILIB
+    TILEDB_CORE_OBJECTS
     clipp::clipp
   )
   target_include_directories(${TOOL} PRIVATE