diff --git a/Modules/CMakeCommonLanguageInclude.cmake b/Modules/CMakeCommonLanguageInclude.cmake
index 0cd144edfd..5511930fd0 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeCommonLanguageInclude.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeCommonLanguageInclude.cmake
@@ -104,10 +104,10 @@ macro(_cmake_common_language_platform_flags lang)
   endif()
 
   if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_SHARED_MODULE_CREATE_${lang}_FLAGS)
-    set(CMAKE_SHARED_MODULE_CREATE_${lang}_FLAGS ${CMAKE_SHARED_MODULE_CREATE_C_FLAGS})
+    set(CMAKE_SHARED_MODULE_CREATE_${lang}_FLAGS ${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_C_FLAGS})
   endif()
   if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_SHARED_MODULE_${lang}_FLAGS)
-    set(CMAKE_SHARED_MODULE_${lang}_FLAGS ${CMAKE_SHARED_MODULE_C_FLAGS})
+    set(CMAKE_SHARED_MODULE_${lang}_FLAGS ${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_C_FLAGS})
   endif()
 
   foreach(type IN ITEMS SHARED_LIBRARY SHARED_MODULE EXE)