diff --git a/check/CMakeLists.txt b/check/CMakeLists.txt
index 96474eef14..2ee995d1f5 100644
--- a/check/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/check/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ include(CTest)
 if (FORTRAN)
     set(CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${HIGHS_BINARY_DIR}/modules)
     add_executable(fortrantest TestFortranAPI.f90)
+    set(CMAKE_Fortran_LINK_EXECUTABLE "<LINK_FLAGS>  <OBJECTS>  -o <TARGET>  <LINK_LIBRARIES>")
     set_property(TARGET fortrantest PROPERTY LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran)
     if (NOT FAST_BUILD)
         target_link_libraries(fortrantest libhighs FortranHighs)