diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c6ec36026..1cce5f6ef 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ endif()
 if (APPLE)
   set (CMAKE_C_USE_RESPONSE_FILE_FOR_OBJECTS 1)
   set (CMAKE_Fortran_USE_RESPONSE_FILE_FOR_OBJECTS 1)
-  set (CMAKE_C_LINK_EXECUTABLE
+  set (CMAKE_Fortran_LINK_EXECUTABLE
   "${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E cat CMakeFiles/openblas.rsp | xargs -n1024 ar -ur libopenblas.a"
   "${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E echo "" | <CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER> -o dummy.o -c -x f95-cpp-input -"
   "<CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER> <FLAGS> -Wl,-force_load,${OpenBLAS_LIBNAME} dummy.o")