diff --git a/target_link_static_libraries.cmake b/target_link_static_libraries.cmake
index 2aa2875..d52912b 100644
--- a/target_link_static_libraries.cmake
+++ b/target_link_static_libraries.cmake
@@ -16,17 +16,13 @@ function(target_link_static_libraries target_name)
         if (${entry} STREQUAL "PRIVATE" OR ${entry} STREQUAL "PUBLIC" OR ${entry} STREQUAL "INTERFACE")
             set(writing_now ${entry})
         else()
-            find_library(static_lib_${entry} lib${entry}.a)
-            set(full_path "${static_lib_${entry}}")
-            if (${full_path} STREQUAL static_lib_${entry}-NOTFOUND)
-                message(FATAL_ERROR "Could not find static library lib${entry}.a")
-            endif()
+            set(link_option "-Wl,--push-state,-Bstatic,-l${entry},--pop-state")
             if ("${writing_now}" STREQUAL "PRIVATE")
-                list(APPEND private_libs ${full_path})
+                list(APPEND private_libs ${link_option})
             elseif ("${writing_now}" STREQUAL "PUBLIC")
-                list(APPEND public_libs ${full_path})
+                list(APPEND public_libs ${link_option})
             elseif ("${writing_now}" STREQUAL "INTERFACE")
-                list(APPEND interface_libs ${full_path})
+                list(APPEND interface_libs ${link_option})
             else()
                 message(FATAL_ERROR "Unknown frameworks scope for target ${target_name}")
             endif()