diff --git a/src/test_lib_json/CMakeLists.txt b/src/test_lib_json/CMakeLists.txt
index f925ce0..f54c85f 100644
--- a/src/test_lib_json/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/test_lib_json/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 # vim: et ts=4 sts=4 sw=4 tw=0
 
-IF(JSONCPP_LIB_BUILD_SHARED)
-  ADD_DEFINITIONS( -DJSON_DLL )
-ENDIF(JSONCPP_LIB_BUILD_SHARED)
-
 ADD_EXECUTABLE( jsoncpp_test 
                 jsontest.cpp
                 jsontest.h
@@ -11,11 +7,12 @@ ADD_EXECUTABLE( jsoncpp_test
                 )
 
 
-IF(JSONCPP_LIB_BUILD_SHARED)
+IF(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    ADD_DEFINITIONS( -DJSON_DLL )
     TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(jsoncpp_test jsoncpp_lib)
-ELSE(JSONCPP_LIB_BUILD_SHARED)
+ELSE(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
     TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(jsoncpp_test jsoncpp_lib_static)
-ENDIF(JSONCPP_LIB_BUILD_SHARED)
+ENDIF(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
 
 # another way to solve issue #90
 #set_target_properties(jsoncpp_test PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS -ffloat-store)
@@ -23,19 +20,19 @@ ENDIF(JSONCPP_LIB_BUILD_SHARED)
 # Run unit tests in post-build
 # (default cmake workflow hides away the test result into a file, resulting in poor dev workflow?!?)
 IF(JSONCPP_WITH_POST_BUILD_UNITTEST)
-    IF(JSONCPP_LIB_BUILD_SHARED)
+    IF(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
         # First, copy the shared lib, for Microsoft.
         # Then, run the test executable.
         ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND( TARGET jsoncpp_test
                             POST_BUILD
                             COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different $<TARGET_FILE:jsoncpp_lib> $<TARGET_FILE_DIR:jsoncpp_test>
                             COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:jsoncpp_test>)
-    ELSE(JSONCPP_LIB_BUILD_SHARED)
+    ELSE(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
         # Just run the test executable.
         ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND( TARGET jsoncpp_test
                             POST_BUILD
                             COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:jsoncpp_test>)
-    ENDIF(JSONCPP_LIB_BUILD_SHARED)
+    ENDIF(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
 ENDIF(JSONCPP_WITH_POST_BUILD_UNITTEST)
 
 SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(jsoncpp_test PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME jsoncpp_test)