diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b4677353da6..e37d1dbf992 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ include(TokuSetupIntelCompiler)
 
 project(TokuDB)
 
+set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK_C_FLAGS "")
+set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK_CXX_FLAGS "")
+
 include(TokuFeatureDetection)
 include(TokuSetupCompiler)
 include(TokuSetupCTest)
 include(TokuThirdParty)
 
-## everything needs these libraries
-link_libraries(dl pthread z)
-
 ## need a way to change the name of libs we build
 set(LIBTOKUPORTABILITY "tokuportability" CACHE STRING "Name of libtokuportability.so")
 set(LIBTOKUDB "tokudb" CACHE STRING "Name of libtokudb.so")
@@ -64,4 +64,4 @@ install(
   )
 
 ## build tags
-include(TokuBuildTagDatabases)
+include(TokuBuildTagDatabases)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cmake_modules/TokuSetupCompiler.cmake b/cmake_modules/TokuSetupCompiler.cmake
index 16b3b02d879..be236c528a6 100644
--- a/cmake_modules/TokuSetupCompiler.cmake
+++ b/cmake_modules/TokuSetupCompiler.cmake
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ endfunction(add_c_defines)
 if (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES Darwin)
   add_c_defines(DARWIN=1 _DARWIN_C_SOURCE)
 elseif (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES Linux)
-  add_c_defines(__linux__=1)
+#  add_c_defines(__linux__=1)
 endif ()
 
 ## preprocessor definitions we want everywhere
@@ -33,29 +33,6 @@ if (USE_GCOV)
   endif ()
 endif (USE_GCOV)
 
-## this function makes sure that the libraries passed to it get compiled
-## with gcov-needed flags, we only add those flags to our libraries
-## because we don't really care whether our tests get covered
-function(maybe_add_gcov_to_libraries)
-  if (USE_GCOV)
-    foreach(lib ${ARGN})
-      get_target_property(lib_compile_flags ${lib} COMPILE_FLAGS)
-      if (lib_compile_flags MATCHES lib_compile_flags-NOTFOUND)
-        set(lib_compile_flags "")
-      endif ()
-      get_target_property(lib_link_flags ${lib} LINK_FLAGS)
-      if (lib_link_flags MATCHES lib_link_flags-NOTFOUND)
-        set(lib_link_flags "")
-      endif ()
-      set_target_properties(${lib} PROPERTIES
-        COMPILE_FLAGS "${lib_compile_flags} --coverage"
-        LINK_FLAGS "${lib_link_flags} --coverage"
-        )
-      target_link_libraries(${lib} gcov)
-    endforeach(lib)
-  endif (USE_GCOV)
-endfunction(maybe_add_gcov_to_libraries)
-
 include(CheckCCompilerFlag)
 
 ## adds a compiler flag if the compiler supports it
@@ -138,13 +115,32 @@ set_cflags_if_supported(${WARN_CFLAGS})
 ## always want these
 set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "-Wall -Werror ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}")
 
-## function for adding -fvisibility=hidden to targets
-function(set_targets_visibility_hidden)
-  if (NOT CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "Intel")
-    foreach(target ${ARGN})
-      get_target_property(flags ${target} COMPILE_FLAGS)
-      set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES
-        COMPILE_FLAGS "${COMPILE_FLAGS} -fvisibility=hidden")
-    endforeach(target)
+function(add_space_separated_property type obj propname val)
+  get_property(oldval ${type} ${obj} PROPERTY ${propname})
+  if (oldval MATCHES NOTFOUND)
+    set_property(${type} ${obj} PROPERTY ${propname} "${val}")
+  else ()
+    set_property(${type} ${obj} PROPERTY ${propname} "${oldval} ${val}")
   endif ()
-endfunction(set_targets_visibility_hidden)
+endfunction(add_space_separated_property)
+
+function(set_targets_need_intel_libs)
+  if (CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL Intel)
+    foreach(tgt ${ARGN})
+      target_link_libraries(${tgt} LINK_PUBLIC -Bstatic irc -Bdynamic c)
+    endforeach(tgt)
+  endif ()
+endfunction(set_targets_need_intel_libs)
+
+## this function makes sure that the libraries passed to it get compiled
+## with gcov-needed flags, we only add those flags to our libraries
+## because we don't really care whether our tests get covered
+function(maybe_add_gcov_to_libraries)
+  if (USE_GCOV)
+    foreach(lib ${ARGN})
+      add_space_separated_property(TARGET ${lib} COMPILE_FLAGS --coverage)
+      add_space_separated_property(TARGET ${lib} LINK_FLAGS --coverage)
+      target_link_libraries(${lib} gcov)
+    endforeach(lib)
+  endif (USE_GCOV)
+endfunction(maybe_add_gcov_to_libraries)
diff --git a/db-benchmark-test/CMakeLists.txt b/db-benchmark-test/CMakeLists.txt
index c6c14119b86..c5df415d0f0 100644
--- a/db-benchmark-test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/db-benchmark-test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,5 +30,7 @@ foreach(tokudb_bin ${both_bins} ${tokudbonly_bins})
   add_executable(${tokudb_bin}-tokudb ${tokudb_bin}.c)
   set_property(TARGET ${tokudb_bin}-tokudb APPEND PROPERTY
     COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "TOKUDB;ENVDIR=\"${tokudb_bin}.c.tdb\"")
+  add_space_separated_property(TARGET ${tokudb_bin}-tokudb COMPILE_FLAGS "-fvisibility=hidden -fPIE")
+  add_space_separated_property(TARGET ${tokudb_bin}-tokudb LINK_FLAGS -pie)
   target_link_libraries(${tokudb_bin}-tokudb ${LIBTOKUPORTABILITY} ${LIBTOKUDB})
 endforeach(tokudb_bin)
diff --git a/ft/CMakeLists.txt b/ft/CMakeLists.txt
index 5f7f291340a..fb3d3d19405 100644
--- a/ft/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ft/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ set_source_files_properties(
   PROPERTIES GENERATED TRUE)
 
 add_executable(logformat logformat.c)
+add_space_separated_property(TARGET logformat COMPILE_FLAGS "-fvisibility=hidden -fPIE")
+add_space_separated_property(TARGET logformat LINK_FLAGS -pie)
 target_link_libraries(logformat ${LIBTOKUPORTABILITY})
 
 add_custom_command(
@@ -81,22 +83,20 @@ set(FT_SOURCES
 add_library(ft SHARED ${FT_SOURCES})
 add_library(ft_static STATIC ${FT_SOURCES})
 ## we're going to link this into libtokudb.so so it needs to have PIC
-set_property(TARGET ft_static APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_FLAGS "-fPIC")
+add_space_separated_property(TARGET ft_static COMPILE_FLAGS -fPIC)
 maybe_add_gcov_to_libraries(ft ft_static)
 
 ## depend on other generated targets
 add_dependencies(ft install_tdb_h build_lzma)
 add_dependencies(ft_static install_tdb_h build_lzma)
 
-## link with tokuportability, and lzma (which should be static)
-target_link_libraries(ft ${LIBTOKUPORTABILITY} lzma)
-target_link_libraries(ft_static ${LIBTOKUPORTABILITY} lzma)
+## link with lzma (which should be static) and link dependers with zlib
+target_link_libraries(ft LINK_PRIVATE lzma)
+target_link_libraries(ft LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(ft_static LINK_PRIVATE lzma)
 
 if (CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL Intel)
-  ## don't link with default libs, those come with tokuportability, but we
-  ## do need libc and we need the intel libirc (and it should be static to
-  ## be redistributable)
-  target_link_libraries(ft -nodefaultlibs c -Bstatic irc -Bdynamic)
+  target_link_libraries(ft LINK_PRIVATE -nodefaultlibs)
 endif ()
 
 ## conditionally use cilk
@@ -117,11 +117,15 @@ set(bins
 foreach(bin ${bins})
   add_executable(${bin} ${bin}.c)
   add_dependencies(${bin} install_tdb_h)
+  add_space_separated_property(TARGET ${bin} COMPILE_FLAGS "-fvisibility=hidden -fPIE")
+  add_space_separated_property(TARGET ${bin} LINK_FLAGS -pie)
   target_link_libraries(${bin} ft ${LIBTOKUPORTABILITY})
 
   add_executable(${bin}_static ${bin}.c)
-  add_dependencies(${bin} install_tdb_h)
-  target_link_libraries(${bin}_static ft_static ${LIBTOKUPORTABILITY_STATIC})
+  add_dependencies(${bin}_static install_tdb_h)
+  add_space_separated_property(TARGET ${bin}_static COMPILE_FLAGS "-fvisibility=hidden -fPIE")
+  add_space_separated_property(TARGET ${bin}_static LINK_FLAGS -pie)
+  target_link_libraries(${bin}_static ft_static ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES} ${LIBTOKUPORTABILITY}_static ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT} dl)
 endforeach(bin)
 
 # link in math.h library just for this tool.
diff --git a/ft/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/ft/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index c06a70ab9a7..90a9fd950ff 100644
--- a/ft/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ft/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ if(BUILD_TESTING)
       get_filename_component(base ${src} NAME_WE)
       add_executable(${base} ${src})
       target_link_libraries(${base} ft ${LIBTOKUPORTABILITY})
+      add_space_separated_property(TARGET ${base} COMPILE_FLAGS "-fvisibility=hidden -fPIE")
+      add_space_separated_property(TARGET ${base} LINK_FLAGS -pie)
       set_property(TARGET ${base} APPEND PROPERTY
         COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "__SRCFILE__=\"${src}\";TOKUSVNROOT=\"${toku_svn_root}\"")
       set_property(DIRECTORY APPEND PROPERTY ADDITIONAL_MAKE_CLEAN_FILES "${src}.ft_handle")
diff --git a/ft/tests/threadpool-test.c b/ft/tests/threadpool-test.c
index 5fa550f148e..0860c734681 100644
--- a/ft/tests/threadpool-test.c
+++ b/ft/tests/threadpool-test.c
@@ -84,9 +84,7 @@ usage (void) {
 int
 test_main (int argc, const char *argv[]) {
     int max_threads = 1;
-#if defined(__linux__) || defined(DARWIN)
     int do_malloc_fail = 0;
-#endif
 
     int i;
     for (i=1; i<argc; i++) {
@@ -99,11 +97,9 @@ test_main (int argc, const char *argv[]) {
         } else if (strcmp(arg, "-q") == 0) {
             verbose = 0;
             continue;
-#if defined(__linux__) || defined(DARWIN)
         } else if (strcmp(arg, "-malloc-fail") == 0) {
             do_malloc_fail = 1;
             continue;
-#endif
         } else
             max_threads = atoi(arg);
     }
diff --git a/portability/CMakeLists.txt b/portability/CMakeLists.txt
index 14f7ce90620..a7002c072ef 100644
--- a/portability/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/portability/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,16 +14,13 @@ add_library(${LIBTOKUPORTABILITY} SHARED ${tokuportability_srcs})
 add_library(${LIBTOKUPORTABILITY}_static STATIC ${tokuportability_srcs})
 maybe_add_gcov_to_libraries(${LIBTOKUPORTABILITY} ${LIBTOKUPORTABILITY}_static)
 set_property(TARGET ${LIBTOKUPORTABILITY} ${LIBTOKUPORTABILITY}_static APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS _GNU_SOURCE)
+add_space_separated_property(TARGET ${LIBTOKUPORTABILITY}_static COMPILE_FLAGS -fPIC)
+target_link_libraries(${LIBTOKUPORTABILITY} LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT} dl)
 
-if (INTEL_CC)
+if (CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL Intel)
   ## ignore warning about cilkrts linking dynamically
-  get_target_property(link_flags ${LIBTOKUPORTABILITY} LINK_FLAGS)
-  if (link_flags STREQUAL link_flags-NOTFOUND)
-    set(link_flags "")
-  endif ()
-  set_target_properties(${LIBTOKUPORTABILITY} PROPERTIES
-    LINK_FLAGS "${link_flags} -diag-disable 10237")
-endif (INTEL_CC)
+  add_space_separated_property(TARGET ${LIBTOKUPORTABILITY} LINK_FLAGS "-diag-disable 10237")
+endif ()
 
 foreach(src file.c memory.c os_malloc.c portability.c toku_assert.c toku_rwlock.c)
   set_property(SOURCE ${src} APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS TOKU_ALLOW_DEPRECATED=1)
diff --git a/portability/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/portability/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 4bc01249eea..bb024b2f309 100644
--- a/portability/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/portability/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,14 +12,16 @@ if(BUILD_TESTING)
   include(CheckCCompilerFlag)
   check_c_compiler_flag(-Wno-unused-result HAVE_WNO_UNUSED_RESULT)
   if (HAVE_WNO_UNUSED_RESULT)
-    set_property(SOURCE try-leak-lost.c APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_FLAGS -Wno-unused-result)
+    add_space_separated_property(SOURCE try-leak-lost.c COMPILE_FLAGS -Wno-unused-result)
   endif ()
 
   foreach(src ${srcs})
     get_filename_component(test ${src} NAME_WE)
 
     add_executable(${test} ${src})
-    target_link_libraries(${test} ${LIBTOKUPORTABILITY})
+    target_link_libraries(${test} ${LIBTOKUPORTABILITY} ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
+    add_space_separated_property(TARGET ${test} COMPILE_FLAGS "-fvisibility=hidden -fPIE")
+    add_space_separated_property(TARGET ${test} LINK_FLAGS -pie)
     if(HAVE_CLOCK_REALTIME)
       target_link_libraries(${test} rt)
     else()
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index f50390cfcb4..1c763303892 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,32 +21,33 @@ set(tokudb_srcs
 ## make the shared library
 add_library(${LIBTOKUDB} SHARED ${tokudb_srcs})
 add_dependencies(${LIBTOKUDB} install_tdb_h)
-target_link_libraries(${LIBTOKUDB} lock_tree_static range_tree_static ft_static)
+target_link_libraries(${LIBTOKUDB} LINK_PRIVATE lock_tree_static range_tree_static ft_static)
+target_link_libraries(${LIBTOKUDB} LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES})
 
 ## make the static library
 add_library(${LIBTOKUDB}_static STATIC ${tokudb_srcs})
 add_dependencies(${LIBTOKUDB}_static install_tdb_h)
-target_link_libraries(${LIBTOKUDB}_static lock_tree_static range_tree_static ft_static)
+add_space_separated_property(TARGET ${LIBTOKUDB}_static COMPILE_FLAGS -fPIC)
+target_link_libraries(${LIBTOKUDB}_static LINK_PRIVATE lock_tree_static range_tree_static ft_static)
+
+if (CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL Intel)
+  target_link_libraries(${LIBTOKUDB} LINK_PRIVATE -nodefaultlibs)
+  target_link_libraries(${LIBTOKUDB}_static LINK_PRIVATE -nodefaultlibs)
+endif ()
 
 ## add a version script and set -fvisibility=hidden for the shared library
 configure_file(export.map . COPYONLY)
 get_target_property(link_flags ${LIBTOKUDB} LINK_FLAGS)
 if (NOT CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL Darwin)
-  set_target_properties(${LIBTOKUDB} PROPERTIES
-    LINK_FLAGS "${LINK_FLAGS} -Wl,--version-script=export.map")
-  set_targets_visibility_hidden(${LIBTOKUDB})
+  add_space_separated_property(TARGET ${LIBTOKUDB} COMPILE_FLAGS -fvisibility=hidden)
+  add_space_separated_property(TARGET ${LIBTOKUDB} LINK_FLAGS "-Wl,--version-script=export.map")
 endif ()
 
 ## add gcov and define _GNU_SOURCE
 maybe_add_gcov_to_libraries(${LIBTOKUDB} ${LIBTOKUDB}_static)
 set_property(TARGET ${LIBTOKUDB} ${LIBTOKUDB}_static APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS _GNU_SOURCE)
 
-if (CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL Intel)
-  ## don't link with default libs, those come with tokuportability, but we
-  ## do need libc and we need the intel libirc (and it should be static to
-  ## be redistributable)
-  target_link_libraries(${LIBTOKUDB} -nodefaultlibs c -Bstatic irc -Bdynamic)
-endif ()
+set_targets_need_intel_libs(${LIBTOKUDB})
 
 install(
   TARGETS ${LIBTOKUDB}
diff --git a/src/lock_tree/CMakeLists.txt b/src/lock_tree/CMakeLists.txt
index 2a30a9cf944..7f16b04cc89 100644
--- a/src/lock_tree/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/lock_tree/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ add_dependencies(lock_tree_tlog_static install_tdb_h)
 ## make the real library, it's going to go into libtokudb.so so it needs
 ## to be PIC
 add_library(lock_tree_static STATIC ${lock_tree_srcs})
-set_property(TARGET lock_tree_static APPEND PROPERTY
-  COMPILE_FLAGS "-fPIC")
+add_space_separated_property(TARGET lock_tree_static COMPILE_FLAGS "-fvisibility=hidden -fPIC")
 set_property(TARGET lock_tree_static APPEND PROPERTY
   COMPILE_DEFINITIONS TOKU_RT_NOOVERLAPS)
 add_dependencies(lock_tree_static install_tdb_h)
diff --git a/src/lock_tree/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/src/lock_tree/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 751a6d8e45e..be069ee02f4 100644
--- a/src/lock_tree/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/lock_tree/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@ if(BUILD_TESTING)
       add_executable(lt_${base}.${impl} ${src})
       set_property(TARGET lt_${base}.${impl} APPEND PROPERTY
         COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "TESTDIR=\"dir.${base}.c.${impl}\"")
+      add_space_separated_property(TARGET lt_${base}.${impl} COMPILE_FLAGS -fvisibility=hidden)
       target_link_libraries(lt_${base}.${impl}
         lock_tree_${impl}_static
         range_tree_${impl}_static
         ft
+        ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES}
         ${LIBTOKUPORTABILITY}
         )
       set_property(DIRECTORY APPEND PROPERTY ADDITIONAL_MAKE_CLEAN_FILES "dir.${base}.c.${impl}")
diff --git a/src/range_tree/CMakeLists.txt b/src/range_tree/CMakeLists.txt
index a0748229fe4..75b84f7862f 100644
--- a/src/range_tree/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/range_tree/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ add_dependencies(range_tree_tlog_static install_tdb_h)
 ## make the real library, it's going to go into libtokudb.so so it needs
 ## to be PIC
 add_library(range_tree_static STATIC log_nooverlap.c)
-set_property(TARGET range_tree_static APPEND PROPERTY
-  COMPILE_FLAGS "-fPIC")
+add_space_separated_property(TARGET range_tree_static COMPILE_FLAGS "-fvisibility=hidden -fPIC")
 add_dependencies(range_tree_static install_tdb_h)
 
 maybe_add_gcov_to_libraries(range_tree_lin_static range_tree_tlog_static range_tree_static)
diff --git a/src/range_tree/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/src/range_tree/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 84ad79cb60a..38e8c7857eb 100644
--- a/src/range_tree/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/range_tree/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ if(BUILD_TESTING)
       add_executable(rt_${base}.${impl} ${src})
       set_property(TARGET rt_${base}.${impl} APPEND PROPERTY
         COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "TESTDIR=\"dir.${base}.c.${impl}\"")
+      add_space_separated_property(TARGET rt_${base}.${impl} COMPILE_FLAGS -fvisibility=hidden)
       target_link_libraries(rt_${base}.${impl}
         range_tree_${impl}_static
         ft
+        ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES}
         ${LIBTOKUPORTABILITY}
         )
       set_property(DIRECTORY APPEND PROPERTY ADDITIONAL_MAKE_CLEAN_FILES "dir.${base}.c.${impl}")
diff --git a/src/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/src/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 5291757a048..c55d877af64 100644
--- a/src/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -319,6 +319,8 @@ if(BUILD_TESTING)
     set_property(TARGET ${base}.tdb APPEND PROPERTY
       COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "ENVDIR=\"dir.${src}.tdb\";USE_TDB;IS_TDB=1;TOKUDB=1")
     set_property(DIRECTORY APPEND PROPERTY ADDITIONAL_MAKE_CLEAN_FILES "dir.${src}.tdb")
+    add_space_separated_property(TARGET ${base}.tdb COMPILE_FLAGS "-fvisibility=hidden -fPIE")
+    add_space_separated_property(TARGET ${base}.tdb COMPILE_FLAGS -pie)
   endforeach(bin)
 
   if(BDB_FOUND)
@@ -351,8 +353,10 @@ if(BUILD_TESTING)
     add_executable(${prefix}_${binary} ${source})
     target_link_libraries(${prefix}_${binary} ${LIBTOKUDB} ${LIBTOKUPORTABILITY})
     set_target_properties(${prefix}_${binary} PROPERTIES
-      COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "ENVDIR=\"dir.${prefix}_${source}.tdb\";USE_TDB;IS_TDB")
+      COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "ENVDIR=\"dir.${prefix}_${source}.tdb\";USE_TDB;IS_TDB=1;TOKUDB=1")
     set_property(DIRECTORY APPEND PROPERTY ADDITIONAL_MAKE_CLEAN_FILES "dir.${prefix}_${source}.tdb")
+    add_space_separated_property(TARGET ${prefix}_${binary} COMPILE_FLAGS "-fvisibility=hidden -fPIE")
+    add_space_separated_property(TARGET ${prefix}_${binary} COMPILE_FLAGS -pie)
   endfunction(add_custom_executable)
 
   declare_custom_tests(test1426.tdb)
diff --git a/utils/CMakeLists.txt b/utils/CMakeLists.txt
index 93c9c0eb61c..4beb6f818d5 100644
--- a/utils/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/utils/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,12 +5,17 @@ foreach(util ${utils})
   add_executable(${util} ${util}.c)
   set_target_properties(${util} PROPERTIES
     COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "IS_TDB=1;USE_TDB=1;TDB_IS_STATIC=0")
+  add_space_separated_property(TARGET ${util} COMPILE_FLAGS "-fvisibility=hidden -fPIE")
+  add_space_separated_property(TARGET ${util} LINK_FLAGS -pie)
   target_link_libraries(${util} ${LIBTOKUDB} ${LIBTOKUPORTABILITY})
 
   add_executable(${util}_static ${util}.c)
   set_target_properties(${util}_static PROPERTIES
     COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "IS_TDB=1;USE_TDB=1;TDB_IS_STATIC=1")
-  target_link_libraries(${util}_static ${LIBTOKUDB}_static ${LIBTOKUPORTABILITY}_static)
+  add_space_separated_property(TARGET ${util}_static COMPILE_FLAGS "-fvisibility=hidden -fPIE")
+  add_space_separated_property(TARGET ${util}_static LINK_FLAGS -pie)
+  target_link_libraries(${util}_static ${LIBTOKUDB}_static ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES} ${LIBTOKUPORTABILITY}_static ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT} dl)
+  set_targets_need_intel_libs(${util}_static)
 
   if(BDB_FOUND)
     add_executable(${util}.bdb ${util}.c)
@@ -19,5 +24,6 @@ foreach(util ${utils})
     set_target_properties(${util}.bdb PROPERTIES
       INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${BDB_INCLUDE_DIR};${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/../toku_include;${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../toku_include;${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../portability;${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/..")
     target_link_libraries(${util}.bdb ${LIBTOKUPORTABILITY} ${BDB_LIBRARIES})
+    set_targets_need_intel_libs(${util}.bdb)
   endif()
 endforeach(util)