diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Windows-MSVC.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Windows-MSVC.cmake
index b1969a2e4..4184675cb 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Windows-MSVC.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Windows-MSVC.cmake
@@ -166,7 +166,9 @@ if(WINCE)
   endforeach()
 
   set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD_LIBRARIES_INIT "coredll.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib commctrl.lib")
-  set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_INIT "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_INIT} /NODEFAULTLIB:libc.lib /NODEFAULTLIB:oldnames.lib")
+  foreach(t EXE SHARED MODULE)
+    string(APPEND CMAKE_${t}_LINKER_FLAGS_INIT " /NODEFAULTLIB:libc.lib /NODEFAULTLIB:oldnames.lib")
+  endforeach()
 
   if (MSVC_VERSION LESS 1600)
     set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD_LIBRARIES_INIT "${CMAKE_C_STANDARD_LIBRARIES_INIT} corelibc.lib")
@@ -235,9 +237,6 @@ elseif(MSVC_CXX_ARCHITECTURE_ID)
 elseif(MSVC_Fortran_ARCHITECTURE_ID)
   set(_MACHINE_ARCH_FLAG "/machine:${MSVC_Fortran_ARCHITECTURE_ID}")
 endif()
-set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_INIT "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_INIT} ${_MACHINE_ARCH_FLAG}")
-set(CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS_INIT "${CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS_INIT} ${_MACHINE_ARCH_FLAG}")
-unset(_MACHINE_ARCH_FLAG)
 
 # add /debug and /INCREMENTAL:YES to DEBUG and RELWITHDEBINFO also add pdbtype
 # on versions that support it
@@ -250,30 +249,22 @@ if(NOT WINDOWS_PHONE AND NOT WINDOWS_STORE)
   endif()
 endif()
 
-if (CMAKE_COMPILER_SUPPORTS_PDBTYPE)
-  set (CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG_INIT "/debug /pdbtype:sept ${MSVC_INCREMENTAL_YES_FLAG}")
-  set (CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO_INIT "/debug /pdbtype:sept ${MSVC_INCREMENTAL_YES_FLAG}")
-else ()
-  set (CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG_INIT "/debug ${MSVC_INCREMENTAL_YES_FLAG}")
-  set (CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO_INIT "/debug ${MSVC_INCREMENTAL_YES_FLAG}")
-endif ()
-# for release and minsize release default to no incremental linking
-set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL_INIT "/INCREMENTAL:NO")
-set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE_INIT "/INCREMENTAL:NO")
+foreach(t EXE SHARED MODULE)
+  string(APPEND CMAKE_${t}_LINKER_FLAGS_INIT " ${_MACHINE_ARCH_FLAG}")
+  if (CMAKE_COMPILER_SUPPORTS_PDBTYPE)
+    set(CMAKE_${t}_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG_INIT "/debug /pdbtype:sept ${MSVC_INCREMENTAL_YES_FLAG}")
+    set(CMAKE_${t}_LINKER_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO_INIT "/debug /pdbtype:sept ${MSVC_INCREMENTAL_YES_FLAG}")
+  else ()
+    set(CMAKE_${t}_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG_INIT "/debug ${MSVC_INCREMENTAL_YES_FLAG}")
+    set(CMAKE_${t}_LINKER_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO_INIT "/debug ${MSVC_INCREMENTAL_YES_FLAG}")
+  endif ()
+  # for release and minsize release default to no incremental linking
+  set(CMAKE_${t}_LINKER_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL_INIT "/INCREMENTAL:NO")
+  set(CMAKE_${t}_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE_INIT "/INCREMENTAL:NO")
+endforeach()
 
-# copy the EXE_LINKER flags to SHARED and MODULE linker flags
-# shared linker flags
-set (CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_INIT ${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_INIT})
-set (CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG_INIT ${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG_INIT})
-set (CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO_INIT ${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO_INIT})
-set (CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE_INIT ${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE_INIT})
-set (CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL_INIT ${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL_INIT})
-# module linker flags
-set (CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS_INIT ${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_INIT})
-set (CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG_INIT ${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG_INIT})
-set (CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO_INIT ${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO_INIT})
-set (CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE_INIT ${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE_INIT})
-set (CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL_INIT ${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL_INIT})
+string(APPEND CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS_INIT " ${_MACHINE_ARCH_FLAG}")
+unset(_MACHINE_ARCH_FLAG)
 
 macro(__windows_compiler_msvc lang)
   if(NOT MSVC_VERSION LESS 1400)