diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3206400944..c06f9622ff 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -741,13 +741,7 @@ endif()
         else(NOT FREECAD_USE_EXTERNAL_SMESH)
             find_package(SMESH CONFIG)
             set (SMESH_INCLUDE_DIR ${SMESH_INCLUDE_PATH})
-            foreach(LIB ${SMESH_LIBRARIES})
-                set(FOUND_LIB "FOUND_LIB-NOTFOUND")
-                find_library(FOUND_LIB ${LIB} PATHS ${SMESH_LIB_PATH})
-                list(APPEND SMESH_ABS_LIBS ${FOUND_LIB})
-            endforeach(LIB)
-            unset(FOUND_LIB CACHE)
-            set(EXTERNAL_SMESH_LIBS ${SMESH_ABS_LIBS})
+            SET(EXTERNAL_SMESH_LIBS ${SMESH_LIBRARIES})
             if(NOT SMESH_FOUND)
                 message(ERROR "================\n"
                               "SMESH not found.\n"