diff --git a/libmysqld/CMakeLists.txt b/libmysqld/CMakeLists.txt
index 6919c1c6a32..2b3b9b4347f 100644
--- a/libmysqld/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libmysqld/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@ IF(UNIX)
   ${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}mysqld-debug)
 ENDIF()
 
-IF(MSVC AND NOT DISABLE_SHARED)
+IF(NOT DISABLE_SHARED)
   MERGE_LIBRARIES(libmysqld SHARED ${LIBS} EXPORTS ${CLIENT_API_FUNCTIONS}
   COMPONENT Embedded)
+  SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(libmysqld PROPERTIES PREFIX "")
 ENDIF()