diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/CMakeLists.txt b/src/libtomahawk/CMakeLists.txt
index 9002682cf..04c3d84aa 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -434,6 +434,16 @@ IF(LIBATTICA_FOUND)
 ENDIF(LIBATTICA_FOUND)
 
 IF( WIN32 )
+	# Check for the availability of the Thumbbutton
+
+	check_cxx_source_compiles( "
+     #include <shobjidl.h>
+     int main() {
+         THUMBBUTTON foo;
+         return 0;
+     }
+     "
+     HAVE_THUMBBUTTON )
     SET( OS_SPECIFIC_LINK_LIBRARIES
         ${OS_SPECIFIC_LINK_LIBRARIES}
     # System
diff --git a/src/tomahawk/CMakeLists.win32.cmake b/src/tomahawk/CMakeLists.win32.cmake
index ce3a71ad7..3567b5e90 100644
--- a/src/tomahawk/CMakeLists.win32.cmake
+++ b/src/tomahawk/CMakeLists.win32.cmake
@@ -5,17 +5,6 @@ ADD_DEFINITIONS( /DWIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN )
 ADD_DEFINITIONS( -static-libgcc )
 ADD_DEFINITIONS( -DUNICODE )
 
-# Check for the availability of the Thumbbutton
-
-check_cxx_source_compiles( "
-     #include <shobjidl.h>
-     int main() {
-         THUMBBUTTON foo;
-         return 0;
-     }
-     "
-     HAVE_THUMBBUTTON )
-
 SET( OS_SPECIFIC_LINK_LIBRARIES
     ${OS_SPECIFIC_LINK_LIBRARIES}