diff --git a/oxpy/CMakeLists.txt b/oxpy/CMakeLists.txt
index 1d9c10299..15538b914 100644
--- a/oxpy/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/oxpy/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ IF(Python)
 	SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_PREFIX "")
 	
 	# we need the oxDNA "common" library to be compiled so that the resulting code is position-independent and the library can be linked dynamically
-	SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(oxdna_common PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
+	SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(${lib_name} PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 	
 	ADD_LIBRARY(_oxpy_lib STATIC ${oxpy_SOURCES})
-	TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(_oxpy_lib ${PYTHON_LIBRARIES} oxdna_common)
+	TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(_oxpy_lib ${PYTHON_LIBRARIES} ${lib_name})
 	SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(_oxpy_lib PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 	pybind11_add_module(core SHARED bindings.cpp)
 	TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(core PRIVATE _oxpy_lib)