diff --git a/cmake/modules/ImHexPlugin.cmake b/cmake/modules/ImHexPlugin.cmake
index 73e14bc59..210f1ddb4 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/ImHexPlugin.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/ImHexPlugin.cmake
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ macro(add_imhex_plugin)
             SUFFIX ${IMHEX_PLUGIN_SUFFIX}
     )
 
+    # Link plugins against libpl if it's a shared library
+    get_target_property(libpl_target_type libpl TYPE)
+    if (libpl_target_type STREQUAL "SHARED_LIBRARY")
+        target_link_libraries(${IMHEX_PLUGIN_NAME} PRIVATE libpl)
+    endif ()
+
     # Set rpath of plugin libraries to the plugins folder
     if (WIN32)
         if (IMHEX_PLUGIN_LIBRARY_PLUGIN)