diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6db1a723d..cdfb7d141 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -213,12 +213,17 @@ endif()
 
 include_directories(SYSTEM ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 if(MINGW)
-  set(Boost_LIBRARIES "${Boost_LIBRARIES};pthread;mswsock;ws2_32")
+  find_library(PTHREAD pthread)
+  find_library(MSWSOCK mswsock)
+  find_library(WS2_32 ws2_32)
+  set(EXTRA_LIBRARIES ${PTHREAD} ${MSWSOCK} ${WS2_32})
 elseif(APPLE OR FREEBSD)
-  set(Boost_LIBRARIES "${Boost_LIBRARIES}")
+  set(EXTRA_LIBRARIES "")
 elseif(NOT MSVC)
-  set(Boost_LIBRARIES "${Boost_LIBRARIES};ld")
-  #set(Boost_LIBRARIES "${Boost_LIBRARIES};rt;pthread")
+  find_library(RT rt)
+  find_library(PTHREAD pthread)
+  find_library(DL dl)
+  set(EXTRA_LIBRARIES ${RT} ${PTHREAD} ${DL})
 endif()
 
 file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/version")
diff --git a/external/CMakeLists.txt b/external/CMakeLists.txt
index 2b10442a4..3fb1cfce7 100755
--- a/external/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/external/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -101,11 +101,14 @@ IF(!UNBOUND_INCLUDE_DIR OR STATIC)
   
   IF(MINGW)
     set(ENV{USE_WINSOCK} 1)
+    set(ENV{CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
+    set(ENV{GCC_PREFIX} ${GCC_PREFIX})
+    set(ENV{CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH} ${CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH})
     EXTERNALPROJECT_ADD(
       libunbound
       PREFIX ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/unbound
       URL ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/unbound/
-      CONFIGURE_COMMAND ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/unbound/configure --prefix=${CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH} --build=${GCC_PREFIX} --host=${GCC_PREFIX} --disable-shared --enable-static --sysconfdir=${CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH}/etc --localstatedir=${CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH}/var --sbindir=${CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH}/bin --disable-gost --disable-rpath --with-libevent=no --with-libexpat=${CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH} --without-pyunbound --without-pythonmodule --with-ssl=${CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH} --without-pthreads --with-libunbound-only
+      CONFIGURE_COMMAND ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/unbound/monero-config.sh
       BUILD_COMMAND $(MAKE)
       UPDATE_COMMAND ""
       PATCH_COMMAND ""
diff --git a/external/unbound/monero-config.sh b/external/unbound/monero-config.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..cfdc7e04b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/external/unbound/monero-config.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+./configure --prefix=${CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH} --build=${GCC_PREFIX} --host=${GCC_PREFIX} --disable-shared --enable-static --sysconfdir=${CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH}/etc --localstatedir=${CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH}/var --sbindir=${CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH}/bin --disable-gost --disable-rpath --with-libevent=no --with-libexpat=${CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH} --without-pyunbound --without-pythonmodule --with-ssl=${CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH} --without-pthreads --with-libunbound-only
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index e000b635d..321d0555b 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -63,14 +63,14 @@ add_library(mnemonics ${MNEMONICS})
 add_executable(daemon ${DAEMON} ${P2P} ${CRYPTONOTE_PROTOCOL})
 add_executable(connectivity_tool ${CONN_TOOL})
 add_executable(simpleminer ${MINER})
-target_link_libraries(daemon rpc cryptonote_core crypto common ${UNBOUND_LIBRARY} ${UPNP_LIBRARIES} ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
-target_link_libraries(connectivity_tool cryptonote_core crypto common ${UNBOUND_LIBRARY} ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
-target_link_libraries(simpleminer cryptonote_core crypto common ${UNBOUND_LIBRARY} ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(daemon rpc cryptonote_core crypto common ${UNBOUND_LIBRARY} ${UPNP_LIBRARIES} ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${EXTRA_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(connectivity_tool cryptonote_core crypto common ${UNBOUND_LIBRARY} ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${EXTRA_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(simpleminer cryptonote_core crypto common ${UNBOUND_LIBRARY} ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${EXTRA_LIBRARIES})
 add_library(rpc ${RPC})
 add_library(wallet ${WALLET})
 target_link_libraries(wallet mnemonics)
 add_executable(simplewallet ${SIMPLEWALLET} )
-target_link_libraries(simplewallet wallet rpc cryptonote_core crypto common mnemonics ${UNBOUND_LIBRARY} ${UPNP_LIBRARIES} ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(simplewallet wallet rpc cryptonote_core crypto common mnemonics ${UNBOUND_LIBRARY} ${UPNP_LIBRARIES} ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${EXTRA_LIBRARIES})
 add_dependencies(daemon version)
 add_dependencies(rpc version)
 add_dependencies(simplewallet version)
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index a95c34f0f..44582463d 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -61,16 +61,16 @@ add_executable(unit_tests ${UNIT_TESTS})
 add_executable(net_load_tests_clt net_load_tests/clt.cpp)
 add_executable(net_load_tests_srv net_load_tests/srv.cpp)
 
-target_link_libraries(core_proxy cryptonote_core common crypto ${UNBOUND_LIBRARY} ${UPNP_LIBRARIES} ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
-target_link_libraries(coretests cryptonote_core common crypto ${UNBOUND_LIBRARY} ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(core_proxy cryptonote_core common crypto ${UNBOUND_LIBRARY} ${UPNP_LIBRARIES} ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${EXTRA_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(coretests cryptonote_core common crypto ${UNBOUND_LIBRARY} ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${EXTRA_LIBRARIES})
 target_link_libraries(difficulty-tests cryptonote_core)
-target_link_libraries(functional_tests cryptonote_core wallet common crypto ${UNBOUND_LIBRARY} ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(functional_tests cryptonote_core wallet common crypto ${UNBOUND_LIBRARY} ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${EXTRA_LIBRARIES})
 target_link_libraries(hash-tests crypto)
 target_link_libraries(hash-target-tests crypto cryptonote_core)
-target_link_libraries(performance_tests cryptonote_core common crypto ${UNBOUND_LIBRARY} ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
-target_link_libraries(unit_tests gtest_main cryptonote_core wallet crypto common ${UNBOUND_LIBRARY} ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
-target_link_libraries(net_load_tests_clt cryptonote_core common crypto gtest_main ${UNBOUND_LIBRARY} ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
-target_link_libraries(net_load_tests_srv cryptonote_core common crypto gtest_main ${UNBOUND_LIBRARY} ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(performance_tests cryptonote_core common crypto ${UNBOUND_LIBRARY} ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${EXTRA_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(unit_tests gtest_main cryptonote_core wallet crypto common ${UNBOUND_LIBRARY} ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${EXTRA_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(net_load_tests_clt cryptonote_core common crypto gtest_main ${UNBOUND_LIBRARY} ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${EXTRA_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(net_load_tests_srv cryptonote_core common crypto gtest_main ${UNBOUND_LIBRARY} ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${EXTRA_LIBRARIES})
 
 if(NOT MSVC)
   set_property(TARGET gtest gtest_main unit_tests net_load_tests_clt net_load_tests_srv APPEND_STRING PROPERTY COMPILE_FLAGS " -Wno-undef -Wno-sign-compare")