diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 43328d0..ed048c5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ endif ()
 include(CheckCXXCompilerFlag)
 if ("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES "GNU")
   CHECK_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG(-fopenacc OPENACC)
+  if (OPENACC)
+    list (APPEND CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS -fopenacc)
+  endif ()
 elseif ("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES "PGI")
   CHECK_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG(-acc OPENACC)
 elseif ("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES "Cray")