diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Windows-MSVC.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Windows-MSVC.cmake
index b31de86479..48133f7fd6 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Windows-MSVC.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Windows-MSVC.cmake
@@ -26,14 +26,6 @@ else()
   set(CMAKE_CL_NOLOGO "/nologo")
 endif()
 
-if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "WindowsCE")
-  set(_PLATFORM_LINK_FLAGS " /subsystem:windowsce")
-elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "WindowsKernelModeDriver")
-  set(_PLATFORM_LINK_FLAGS " -subsystem:native -kernel -MANIFEST:NO")
-else()
-  set(_PLATFORM_LINK_FLAGS "")
-endif()
-
 set(CMAKE_SUPPORT_WINDOWS_EXPORT_ALL_SYMBOLS 1)
 if(NOT CMAKE_NO_BUILD_TYPE AND CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "Visual Studio")
   set (CMAKE_NO_BUILD_TYPE 1)
@@ -340,6 +332,13 @@ foreach(t EXE SHARED MODULE)
   string(APPEND CMAKE_${t}_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE_INIT " ${_Wl}/INCREMENTAL:NO")
 endforeach()
 
+set(_PLATFORM_LINK_FLAGS "")
+if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "WindowsCE")
+  string(APPEND _PLATFORM_LINK_FLAGS " /subsystem:windowsce")
+elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "WindowsKernelModeDriver")
+  string(APPEND _PLATFORM_LINK_FLAGS " -subsystem:native -kernel -MANIFEST:NO")
+endif()
+
 if((_MSVC_C_ARCHITECTURE_FAMILY STREQUAL "ARM64EC") OR (_MSVC_CXX_ARCHITECTURE_FAMILY STREQUAL "ARM64EC"))
   string(APPEND CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS_INIT " ${_Wl}/machine:ARM64X")
 else()