diff --git a/eo/app/gprop/CMakeLists.txt b/eo/app/gprop/CMakeLists.txt
index dd659f484..38d40c792 100644
--- a/eo/app/gprop/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/eo/app/gprop/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,14 +15,7 @@ INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
 ### 2) Specify where CMake can find the libraries (mandatory: before 3) )
 ######################################################################################
 
-IF(NOT WIN32 OR CYGWIN)  
-  LINK_DIRECTORIES(${EO_BINARY_DIR}/lib)
-ENDIF(NOT WIN32 OR CYGWIN)
-
-# especially for Visual Studio
-IF(WIN32 AND NOT CYGWIN)  
-  	LINK_DIRECTORIES(${EO_BINARY_DIR}\\lib\\${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE})
-ENDIF(WIN32 AND NOT CYGWIN) 
+LINK_DIRECTORIES(${EO_BINARY_DIR}/lib)
 
 ######################################################################################
 
diff --git a/eo/app/gpsymreg/CMakeLists.txt b/eo/app/gpsymreg/CMakeLists.txt
index 7b994aaea..98de00c59 100644
--- a/eo/app/gpsymreg/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/eo/app/gpsymreg/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,14 +15,7 @@ INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
 ### 2) Specify where CMake can find the libraries (mandatory: before 3) )
 ######################################################################################
 
-IF(NOT WIN32 OR CYGWIN)  
-  LINK_DIRECTORIES(${EO_BINARY_DIR}/lib)
-ENDIF(NOT WIN32 OR CYGWIN)
-
-# especially for Visual Studio
-IF(WIN32 AND NOT CYGWIN)  
-  	LINK_DIRECTORIES(${EO_BINARY_DIR}\\lib\\${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE})
-ENDIF(WIN32 AND NOT CYGWIN) 
+LINK_DIRECTORIES(${EO_BINARY_DIR}/lib)
 
 ######################################################################################
 
diff --git a/eo/app/mastermind/CMakeLists.txt b/eo/app/mastermind/CMakeLists.txt
index a709a4f9d..a1df48bdb 100644
--- a/eo/app/mastermind/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/eo/app/mastermind/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,14 +15,7 @@ INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
 ### 2) Specify where CMake can find the libraries (mandatory: before 3) )
 ######################################################################################
 
-IF(NOT WIN32 OR CYGWIN)  
-  LINK_DIRECTORIES(${EO_BINARY_DIR}/lib)
-ENDIF(NOT WIN32 OR CYGWIN)
-
-# especially for Visual Studio
-IF(WIN32 AND NOT CYGWIN)  
-  	LINK_DIRECTORIES(${EO_BINARY_DIR}\\lib\\${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE})
-ENDIF(WIN32 AND NOT CYGWIN) 
+LINK_DIRECTORIES(${EO_BINARY_DIR}/lib)
 
 ######################################################################################
 
diff --git a/eo/test/CMakeLists.txt b/eo/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 886a14341..fb1155451 100644
--- a/eo/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/eo/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,14 +21,7 @@ INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
 ### 2) Specify where CMake can find the libraries
 ######################################################################################
 
-IF(NOT WIN32 OR CYGWIN)  
-  LINK_DIRECTORIES(${EO_BINARY_DIR}/lib)
-ENDIF(NOT WIN32 OR CYGWIN)
-
-# especially for Visual Studio
-IF(WIN32 AND NOT CYGWIN)  
-  	LINK_DIRECTORIES(${EO_BINARY_DIR}\\lib\\${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE})
-ENDIF(WIN32 AND NOT CYGWIN) 
+LINK_DIRECTORIES(${EO_BINARY_DIR}/lib)
 
 ######################################################################################