diff --git a/cmake/libraries/backward_cpp.cmake b/cmake/libraries/backward_cpp.cmake
index 7b13cf9c..2ab43d57 100644
--- a/cmake/libraries/backward_cpp.cmake
+++ b/cmake/libraries/backward_cpp.cmake
@@ -3,5 +3,8 @@ if(PROJECT_ENABLE_BACKWARD_CPP AND PROJECT_BUILD)
 
   if(PROJECT_IS_MINGW)
     link_libraries(msvcr90)
+  else()
+    link_libraries(bfd)
+    add_definitions(-DBACKWARD_HAS_BFD)
   endif()
 endif()