diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4fa213df6..a30734be5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.8)
 
 if( CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL CMAKE_BINARY_DIR AND NOT MSVC_IDE )
   message(FATAL_ERROR "In-source builds are not allowed.
@@ -52,13 +52,13 @@ configure_file(
 )
 file(GLOB ExtractorGlob Extractor/*.cpp)
 file(GLOB ImporterGlob DataStructures/Import*.cpp)
-add_library(IMPORT STATIC ${ImporterGlob})
+add_library(IMPORT OBJECT ${ImporterGlob})
 set(ExtractorSources extractor.cpp ${ExtractorGlob})
-add_executable(osrm-extract ${ExtractorSources})
+add_executable(osrm-extract ${ExtractorSources} $<TARGET_OBJECTS:COORDINATE> $<TARGET_OBJECTS:FINGERPRINT> $<TARGET_OBJECTS:GITDESCRIPTION> $<TARGET_OBJECTS:IMPORT>)
 
 file(GLOB PrepareGlob Contractor/*.cpp DataStructures/HilbertValue.cpp DataStructures/RestrictionMap.cpp)
 set(PrepareSources prepare.cpp ${PrepareGlob})
-add_executable(osrm-prepare ${PrepareSources})
+add_executable(osrm-prepare ${PrepareSources} $<TARGET_OBJECTS:FINGERPRINT> $<TARGET_OBJECTS:GITDESCRIPTION> $<TARGET_OBJECTS:COORDINATE> $<TARGET_OBJECTS:IMPORT>)
 
 file(GLOB ServerGlob Server/*.cpp)
 file(GLOB DescriptorGlob Descriptors/*.cpp)
@@ -78,17 +78,17 @@ set(
   ${AlgorithmGlob}
   ${HttpGlob}
 )
-add_library(COORDLIB STATIC ${CoordinateGlob})
-add_library(FINGERPRINT STATIC Util/FingerPrint.cpp)
-add_library(OSRM ${OSRMSources} Util/GitDescription.cpp Util/FingerPrint.cpp)
-add_library(GITDESCRIPTION STATIC Util/GitDescription.cpp)
+add_library(COORDINATE OBJECT ${CoordinateGlob})
+add_library(FINGERPRINT OBJECT Util/FingerPrint.cpp)
+add_library(OSRM ${OSRMSources} Util/GitDescription.cpp Util/FingerPrint.cpp $<TARGET_OBJECTS:COORDINATE>)
+add_library(GITDESCRIPTION OBJECT Util/GitDescription.cpp)
 add_dependencies(FINGERPRINT FingerPrintConfigure)
 
 add_executable(osrm-routed routed.cpp ${ServerGlob})
-add_executable(osrm-datastore datastore.cpp)
+add_executable(osrm-datastore datastore.cpp $<TARGET_OBJECTS:COORDINATE> $<TARGET_OBJECTS:FINGERPRINT> $<TARGET_OBJECTS:GITDESCRIPTION>)
 
 # Unit tests
-add_executable(datastructure-tests EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL UnitTests/datastructure_tests.cpp ${DataStructureTestsGlob})
+add_executable(datastructure-tests EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL UnitTests/datastructure_tests.cpp ${DataStructureTestsGlob} $<TARGET_OBJECTS:COORDINATE>)
 
 # Benchmarks
 add_executable(rtree-bench EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL Benchmarks/StaticRTreeBench.cpp)
@@ -197,13 +197,13 @@ if(NOT Boost_FOUND)
 endif()
 include_directories(${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 
-target_link_libraries(OSRM ${Boost_LIBRARIES} COORDLIB)
-target_link_libraries(osrm-extract ${Boost_LIBRARIES} FINGERPRINT GITDESCRIPTION COORDLIB IMPORT)
-target_link_libraries(osrm-prepare ${Boost_LIBRARIES} FINGERPRINT GITDESCRIPTION COORDLIB IMPORT)
-target_link_libraries(osrm-routed ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${OPTIONAL_SOCKET_LIBS} OSRM FINGERPRINT GITDESCRIPTION)
-target_link_libraries(osrm-datastore ${Boost_LIBRARIES} FINGERPRINT GITDESCRIPTION COORDLIB)
-target_link_libraries(datastructure-tests ${Boost_LIBRARIES} COORDLIB)
-target_link_libraries(rtree-bench ${Boost_LIBRARIES} COORDLIB)
+target_link_libraries(OSRM ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(osrm-extract ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(osrm-prepare ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(osrm-routed ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${OPTIONAL_SOCKET_LIBS} OSRM)
+target_link_libraries(osrm-datastore ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(datastructure-tests ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(rtree-bench ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
 
 find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
 target_link_libraries(osrm-extract ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
@@ -284,28 +284,28 @@ if(WITH_TOOLS OR BUILD_TOOLS)
   message(STATUS "Activating OSRM internal tools")
   find_package(GDAL)
   if(GDAL_FOUND)
-    add_executable(osrm-components Tools/components.cpp)
-    target_link_libraries(osrm-components ${TBB_LIBRARIES} IMPORT)
+    add_executable(osrm-components Tools/components.cpp $<TARGET_OBJECTS:FINGERPRINT> $<TARGET_OBJECTS:IMPORT> $<TARGET_OBJECTS:COORDINATE>)
+    target_link_libraries(osrm-components ${TBB_LIBRARIES})
     include_directories(${GDAL_INCLUDE_DIR})
     target_link_libraries(
       osrm-components
-      ${GDAL_LIBRARIES} ${Boost_LIBRARIES} FINGERPRINT GITDESCRIPTION COORDLIB)
+      ${GDAL_LIBRARIES} ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
     install(TARGETS osrm-components DESTINATION bin)
   else()
     message(FATAL_ERROR "libgdal and/or development headers not found")
   endif()
   add_executable(osrm-cli Tools/simpleclient.cpp)
-  target_link_libraries(osrm-cli ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${OPTIONAL_SOCKET_LIBS} OSRM FINGERPRINT GITDESCRIPTION)
+  target_link_libraries(osrm-cli ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${OPTIONAL_SOCKET_LIBS} OSRM)
   target_link_libraries(osrm-cli ${TBB_LIBRARIES})
-  add_executable(osrm-io-benchmark Tools/io-benchmark.cpp)
-  target_link_libraries(osrm-io-benchmark ${Boost_LIBRARIES} GITDESCRIPTION)
-  add_executable(osrm-unlock-all Tools/unlock_all_mutexes.cpp)
-  target_link_libraries(osrm-unlock-all ${Boost_LIBRARIES} GITDESCRIPTION)
+  add_executable(osrm-io-benchmark Tools/io-benchmark.cpp $<TARGET_OBJECTS:GITDESCRIPTION>)
+  target_link_libraries(osrm-io-benchmark ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
+  add_executable(osrm-unlock-all Tools/unlock_all_mutexes.cpp $<TARGET_OBJECTS:GITDESCRIPTION>)
+  target_link_libraries(osrm-unlock-all ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
   if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
     target_link_libraries(osrm-unlock-all rt)
   endif()
-  add_executable(osrm-check-hsgr Tools/check-hsgr.cpp)
-  target_link_libraries(osrm-check-hsgr ${Boost_LIBRARIES} GITDESCRIPTION FINGERPRINT)
+  add_executable(osrm-check-hsgr Tools/check-hsgr.cpp $<TARGET_OBJECTS:FINGERPRINT>)
+  target_link_libraries(osrm-check-hsgr ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
 
   install(TARGETS osrm-cli DESTINATION bin)
   install(TARGETS osrm-io-benchmark DESTINATION bin)