diff --git a/build/cmake/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/build/cmake/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index 265f7aeb8..1950d97cd 100644
--- a/build/cmake/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/build/cmake/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -166,23 +166,17 @@ IF (UNIX)
     SET(SHARED_LIBRARY_SYMLINK1_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${SHARED_LIBRARY_SYMLINK1})
     SET(SHARED_LIBRARY_SYMLINK2_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${SHARED_LIBRARY_SYMLINK2})
 
-    if (EXISTS ${SHARED_LIBRARY_SYMLINK1_PATH})
-        FILE(REMOVE ${SHARED_LIBRARY_SYMLINK1_PATH})
-    endif (EXISTS ${SHARED_LIBRARY_SYMLINK1_PATH})
-
-    if (EXISTS ${SHARED_LIBRARY_SYMLINK2_PATH})
-        FILE(REMOVE ${SHARED_LIBRARY_SYMLINK2_PATH})
-    endif (EXISTS ${SHARED_LIBRARY_SYMLINK2_PATH})
+    ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(TARGET libzstd_shared POST_BUILD
+            COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink ${SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK} ${SHARED_LIBRARY_SYMLINK1}
+            DEPENDS  ${SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK_PATH}
+            COMMENT "Generating symbolic link ${SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK} -> ${SHARED_LIBRARY_SYMLINK1}")
 
     ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(TARGET libzstd_shared POST_BUILD
-            COMMAND ln -s ${SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK} ${SHARED_LIBRARY_SYMLINK1}
-            DEPENDS ${SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK_PATH}
-            COMMENT "Generating symbolic link")
+            COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink ${SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK} ${SHARED_LIBRARY_SYMLINK2}
+            DEPENDS  ${SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK_PATH}
+            COMMENT "Generating symbolic link ${SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK} -> ${SHARED_LIBRARY_SYMLINK2}")
 
-    ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(TARGET libzstd_shared POST_BUILD
-            COMMAND ln -s ${SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK} ${SHARED_LIBRARY_SYMLINK2}
-            DEPENDS ${SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK_PATH}
-            COMMENT "Generating symbolic link")
+    SET_DIRECTORY_PROPERTIES(PROPERTIES ADDITIONAL_MAKE_CLEAN_FILES "${SHARED_LIBRARY_SYMLINK1};${SHARED_LIBRARY_SYMLINK2}")
 
     INSTALL(FILES ${SHARED_LIBRARY_SYMLINK1_PATH} DESTINATION ${INSTALL_LIBRARY_DIR})
     INSTALL(FILES ${SHARED_LIBRARY_SYMLINK2_PATH} DESTINATION ${INSTALL_LIBRARY_DIR})