diff --git a/cmake/Modules/ExtractDMDSystemLinker.cmake b/cmake/Modules/ExtractDMDSystemLinker.cmake
index 09c2055a66b..e74ed5780a4 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/ExtractDMDSystemLinker.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/ExtractDMDSystemLinker.cmake
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ separate_arguments(linker_line)
 list(GET linker_line 0 D_LINKER_COMMAND)
 list(REMOVE_AT linker_line 0)
 
+# Fixup "-target triple" argument, which would be turned into "-target;triple" by `separate_arguments`. Replace ";" with "=".
+string(REGEX REPLACE ";-target;" ";--target=" linker_line "${linker_line}")
+
 if("${D_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GDMD")
     # Filter linker arguments for those we know can be safely reused
     set(D_LINKER_ARGS)