diff --git a/external/CMakeLists.txt b/external/CMakeLists.txt
index 5856f6632..4fd469e98 100644
--- a/external/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/external/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1353,6 +1353,8 @@ if (WIN32 OR APPLE)
             set(LIBIIO_LIBRARIES "${SDRANGEL_BINARY_LIB_DIR}/libiio.lib" CACHE INTERNAL "")
             makeCopy("${source_dir}/win32/bin.msvc/libxml2${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}" "${SDRANGEL_BINARY_BIN_DIR}/libxml2${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}" libxml2)
             install(FILES "${source_dir}/win32/bin.msvc/libxml2${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}" DESTINATION "${INSTALL_LIB_DIR}")
+        else ()
+            set(LIBXML2_LIBRARIES "${EXTERNAL_BUILD_LIBRARIES}/libxml2/lib/libxml2.a" CACHE INTERNAL "")
         endif ()
         if (WIN32)
             set(IIO_LIBUSB_INCLUDE_DIR ${LIBUSB_INCLUDE_DIR})