Index: tools/llvm-exegesis/CMakeLists.txt
===================================================================
--- tools/llvm-exegesis/CMakeLists.txt
+++ tools/llvm-exegesis/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,3 @@
 
 add_subdirectory(lib)
 target_link_libraries(llvm-exegesis PRIVATE LLVMExegesis)
-
-if(LLVM_ENABLE_LIBPFM AND HAVE_LIBPFM)
-  target_link_libraries(llvm-exegesis PRIVATE pfm)
-endif()
Index: tools/llvm-exegesis/lib/CMakeLists.txt
===================================================================
--- tools/llvm-exegesis/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ tools/llvm-exegesis/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,5 +27,9 @@
   Support
   )
 
+if(LLVM_ENABLE_LIBPFM AND HAVE_LIBPFM)
+  list(APPEND libs pfm)
+endif()
+
 target_link_libraries(LLVMExegesis ${libs})
 set_target_properties(LLVMExegesis PROPERTIES FOLDER "Libraries")
Index: unittests/tools/llvm-exegesis/CMakeLists.txt
===================================================================
--- unittests/tools/llvm-exegesis/CMakeLists.txt
+++ unittests/tools/llvm-exegesis/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@
   )
 target_link_libraries(LLVMExegesisTests PRIVATE LLVMExegesis)
 
-if(LLVM_ENABLE_LIBPFM AND HAVE_LIBPFM)
-  target_link_libraries(LLVMExegesisTests PRIVATE pfm)
-endif()
-
 if(LLVM_TARGETS_TO_BUILD MATCHES "X86")
   add_subdirectory(X86)
 endif()