diff --git a/Modules/Platform/GNU.cmake b/Modules/Platform/GNU.cmake
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+# GCC is the default compiler on GNU/Hurd.
+SET(CMAKE_DL_LIBS "dl")
+SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_C_FLAGS "-fPIC")
+SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_C_FLAGS "-shared")
+SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK_C_FLAGS "-rdynamic")
+SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_RUNTIME_C_FLAG "-Wl,-rpath,")
+SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_RUNTIME_C_FLAG_SEP ":")
+SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SONAME_C_FLAG "-Wl,-soname,")
+SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SONAME_CXX_FLAG "-Wl,-soname,")
+INCLUDE(Platform/UnixPaths)