diff --git a/mesonbuild/dependencies/cmake.py b/mesonbuild/dependencies/cmake.py
index 4a722157ff56..42cffd595c4c 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/dependencies/cmake.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/dependencies/cmake.py
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ def _detect_dep(self, name: str, package_version: str, modules: T.List[T.Tuple[s
         # Make sure all elements in the lists are unique and sorted
         incDirs = sorted(set(incDirs))
         compileOptions = sorted(set(compileOptions))
-        libraries = sorted(set(libraries))
+        libraries = sort_link_args(libraries)
 
         mlog.debug(f'Include Dirs:         {incDirs}')
         mlog.debug(f'Compiler Options:     {compileOptions}')
@@ -654,3 +654,27 @@ def __call__(self, name: str, env: Environment, kwargs: T.Dict[str, T.Any], lang
     @staticmethod
     def log_tried() -> str:
         return CMakeDependency.log_tried()
+
+
+def sort_link_args(args: T.List[str]) -> T.List[str]:
+    itr = iter(args)
+    result: T.Set[T.Union[T.Tuple[str], T.Tuple[str, str]]] = set()
+
+    while True:
+        try:
+            arg = next(itr)
+        except StopIteration:
+            break
+
+        if arg == '-framework':
+            # Frameworks '-framework ...' are two arguments that need to stay together
+            try:
+                arg2 = next(itr)
+            except StopIteration:
+                raise MesonException(f'Linker arguments contain \'-framework\' with no argument value: {args}')
+
+            result.add((arg, arg2))
+        else:
+            result.add((arg,))
+
+    return [x for xs in sorted(result) for x in xs]