diff --git a/cmake/Modules/Packages/USER-MOLFILE.cmake b/cmake/Modules/Packages/USER-MOLFILE.cmake
index 427f0ed6fa..add4c640e7 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/Packages/USER-MOLFILE.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/Packages/USER-MOLFILE.cmake
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 set(MOLFILE_INCLUDE_DIR "${LAMMPS_LIB_SOURCE_DIR}/molfile" CACHE STRING "Path to VMD molfile plugin headers")
-set(MOLFILE_INCLUDE_DIRS "${MOLFILE_INCLUDE_DIR}")
 add_library(molfile INTERFACE)
-target_include_directories(molfile INTERFACE ${MOLFILE_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+target_include_directories(molfile INTERFACE ${MOLFILE_INCLUDE_DIR})
+if(NOT (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Windows"))
+  target_link_libraries(molfile INTERFACE ${CMAKE_DL_LIBS})
+endif()
 target_link_libraries(lammps PRIVATE molfile)