diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bae1c590bc..abfc8fa7c0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2016,7 +2016,7 @@ add_executable(nr_psbchsim
   ${PHY_INTERFACE_DIR}/queue_t.c
   )
 target_link_libraries(nr_psbchsim PRIVATE
-  -Wl,--start-group UTIL SIMU PHY_COMMON PHY_NR_COMMON PHY_NR PHY_NR_UE SCHED_NR_LIB SCHED_NR_UE_LIB MAC_UE_NR MAC_NR_COMMON CONFIG_LIB L2_NR -lz -Wl,--end-group
+  -Wl,--start-group UTIL SIMU PHY_COMMON PHY_NR_COMMON PHY_NR PHY_NR_UE SCHED_NR_LIB SCHED_NR_UE_LIB MAC_UE_NR MAC_NR_COMMON CONFIG_LIB L2_NR -Wl,--end-group
   m pthread ${T_LIB} ITTI dl shlib_loader physim_common
   )
 target_link_libraries(nr_psbchsim PRIVATE asn1_nr_rrc_hdrs asn1_lte_rrc_hdrs)
@@ -2036,14 +2036,14 @@ add_executable(nr_dlsim
   ${PHY_INTERFACE_DIR}/queue_t.c
   )
 target_link_libraries(nr_dlsim PRIVATE
-  -Wl,--start-group UTIL SIMU PHY_COMMON PHY_NR_COMMON PHY_NR PHY_NR_UE SCHED_NR_LIB SCHED_NR_UE_LIB MAC_UE_NR MAC_NR_COMMON nr_rrc CONFIG_LIB L2_NR HASHTABLE x2ap SECURITY ngap -lz -Wl,--end-group
+  -Wl,--start-group UTIL SIMU PHY_COMMON PHY_NR_COMMON PHY_NR PHY_NR_UE SCHED_NR_LIB SCHED_NR_UE_LIB MAC_UE_NR MAC_NR_COMMON nr_rrc CONFIG_LIB L2_NR HASHTABLE x2ap SECURITY ngap -Wl,--end-group
   m pthread ${T_LIB} ITTI dl shlib_loader nr_ue_phy_meas physim_common
   )
 target_link_libraries(nr_dlsim PRIVATE asn1_nr_rrc_hdrs asn1_lte_rrc_hdrs)
 
 add_executable(nr_prachsim ${OPENAIR1_DIR}/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/prachsim.c)
 target_link_libraries(nr_prachsim PRIVATE
-  -Wl,--start-group UTIL SIMU PHY_COMMON PHY_NR_COMMON PHY_NR PHY_RU PHY_NR_UE MAC_NR_COMMON SCHED_NR_LIB CONFIG_LIB -lz -Wl,--end-group
+  -Wl,--start-group UTIL SIMU PHY_COMMON PHY_NR_COMMON PHY_NR PHY_RU PHY_NR_UE MAC_NR_COMMON SCHED_NR_LIB CONFIG_LIB -Wl,--end-group
   m pthread ${T_LIB} ITTI dl shlib_loader physim_common)
 target_link_libraries(nr_prachsim PRIVATE asn1_nr_rrc_hdrs asn1_lte_rrc_hdrs)
 
@@ -2066,7 +2066,7 @@ add_executable(nr_ulsim
   )
 
 target_link_libraries(nr_ulsim PRIVATE
-  -Wl,--start-group UTIL SIMU PHY_COMMON PHY_NR_COMMON PHY_NR PHY_NR_UE SCHED_NR_LIB SCHED_NR_UE_LIB MAC_UE_NR MAC_NR_COMMON nr_rrc CONFIG_LIB L2_NR HASHTABLE x2ap SECURITY ngap -lz -Wl,--end-group
+  -Wl,--start-group UTIL SIMU PHY_COMMON PHY_NR_COMMON PHY_NR PHY_NR_UE SCHED_NR_LIB SCHED_NR_UE_LIB MAC_UE_NR MAC_NR_COMMON nr_rrc CONFIG_LIB L2_NR HASHTABLE x2ap SECURITY ngap -Wl,--end-group
   m pthread ${T_LIB} ITTI dl shlib_loader nr_ue_phy_meas physim_common
   )
 target_link_libraries(nr_ulsim PRIVATE asn1_nr_rrc_hdrs asn1_lte_rrc_hdrs)
@@ -2080,7 +2080,7 @@ add_executable(nr_srssim
   )
 
 target_link_libraries(nr_srssim PRIVATE
-  -Wl,--start-group UTIL SIMU PHY_COMMON PHY_NR_COMMON PHY_NR PHY_NR_UE SCHED_NR_LIB SCHED_NR_UE_LIB MAC_UE_NR MAC_NR_COMMON nr_rrc L2_NR -lz -Wl,--end-group
+  -Wl,--start-group UTIL SIMU PHY_COMMON PHY_NR_COMMON PHY_NR PHY_NR_UE SCHED_NR_LIB SCHED_NR_UE_LIB MAC_UE_NR MAC_NR_COMMON nr_rrc L2_NR -Wl,--end-group
   m pthread ITTI dl nr_ue_phy_meas physim_common
   )