diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 32aba0c..fc06bb6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,10 +37,11 @@ string (REPLACE "-" "+" project_version_safe "${project_version}")
 set (CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/liberty/cmake)
 include (AddThreads)
 
-find_package (Curses)
 find_package (PkgConfig REQUIRED)
-pkg_check_modules (dependencies REQUIRED libssl libcrypto libffi)
-pkg_check_modules (ncursesw ncursesw)
+pkg_check_modules (libssl REQUIRED libssl libcrypto)
+list (APPEND project_libraries ${libssl_LIBRARIES})
+include_directories (${libssl_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+link_directories (${libssl_LIBRARY_DIRS})
 
 if ("${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}" MATCHES "BSD")
 	include_directories (/usr/local/include)
@@ -50,24 +51,6 @@ if ("${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}" MATCHES "BSD")
 	add_definitions (-D__BSD_VISIBLE=1 -D_BSD_SOURCE=1)
 endif ("${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}" MATCHES "BSD")
 
-list (APPEND project_libraries ${dependencies_LIBRARIES})
-include_directories (${dependencies_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-link_directories (${dependencies_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-
-# FIXME: other Lua versions may be acceptable, don't know yet
-pkg_search_module (lua lua53 lua5.3 lua-5.3 lua>=5.3)
-option (WITH_LUA "Enable experimental support for Lua plugins" ${lua_FOUND})
-
-if (WITH_LUA)
-	if (NOT lua_FOUND)
-		message (FATAL_ERROR "Lua library not found")
-	endif (NOT lua_FOUND)
-
-	list (APPEND project_libraries ${lua_LIBRARIES})
-	include_directories (${lua_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-	link_directories (${lua_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-endif (WITH_LUA)
-
 # -lrt is only for glibc < 2.17
 # -liconv may or may not be a part of libc
 foreach (extra iconv rt)
@@ -77,11 +60,33 @@ foreach (extra iconv rt)
 	endif (extra_lib_${extra})
 endforeach (extra)
 
+# Dependencies for degesch
+pkg_check_modules (libffi REQUIRED libffi)
+list (APPEND degesch_libraries ${libffi_LIBRARIES})
+include_directories (${libffi_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+link_directories (${libffi_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+
+# FIXME: other Lua versions may be acceptable, don't know yet
+pkg_search_module (lua lua53 lua5.3 lua-5.3 lua>=5.3)
+option (WITH_LUA "Enable experimental support for Lua plugins" ${lua_FOUND})
+
+if (WITH_LUA)
+	if (NOT lua_FOUND)
+		message (FATAL_ERROR "Lua library not found")
+	endif (NOT lua_FOUND)
+
+	list (APPEND degesch_libraries ${lua_LIBRARIES})
+	include_directories (${lua_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+	link_directories (${lua_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+endif (WITH_LUA)
+
+find_package (Curses)
+pkg_check_modules (ncursesw ncursesw)
 if (ncursesw_FOUND)
-	list (APPEND project_libraries ${ncursesw_LIBRARIES})
+	list (APPEND degesch_libraries ${ncursesw_LIBRARIES})
 	include_directories (${ncursesw_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 elseif (CURSES_FOUND)
-	list (APPEND project_libraries ${CURSES_LIBRARY})
+	list (APPEND degesch_libraries ${CURSES_LIBRARY})
 	include_directories (${CURSES_INCLUDE_DIR})
 else (CURSES_FOUND)
 	message (SEND_ERROR "Curses not found")
@@ -93,13 +98,13 @@ elseif (WANT_READLINE)
 	# OpenBSD's default readline is too old
 	if ("${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}" MATCHES "OpenBSD")
 		include_directories (/usr/local/include/ereadline)
-		list (APPEND project_libraries ereadline)
+		list (APPEND degesch_libraries ereadline)
 	else ("${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}" MATCHES "OpenBSD")
-		list (APPEND project_libraries readline)
+		list (APPEND degesch_libraries readline)
 	endif ("${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}" MATCHES "OpenBSD")
 elseif (WANT_LIBEDIT)
 	pkg_check_modules (libedit REQUIRED libedit)
-	list (APPEND project_libraries ${libedit_LIBRARIES})
+	list (APPEND degesch_libraries ${libedit_LIBRARIES})
 	include_directories (${libedit_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 endif ((WANT_READLINE AND WANT_LIBEDIT) OR (NOT WANT_READLINE AND NOT WANT_LIBEDIT))
 
@@ -133,7 +138,7 @@ add_threads (zyklonb)
 
 add_executable (degesch degesch.c kike-replies.c
 	${common_sources} ${common_headers})
-target_link_libraries (degesch ${project_libraries})
+target_link_libraries (degesch ${project_libraries} ${degesch_libraries})
 add_threads (degesch)
 
 add_executable (kike kike.c kike-replies.c ${common_sources} ${common_headers})