diff -wpruN --no-dereference '--exclude=*.orig' a~/CMakeLists.txt a/CMakeLists.txt
--- a~/CMakeLists.txt	1970-01-01 00:00:00
+++ a/CMakeLists.txt	1970-01-01 00:00:00
@@ -283,6 +283,15 @@ if(ENABLE_TESTS)
     endif()
 endif()
 
+if (UNIX)
+    INCLUDE(CheckFunctionExists)
+    INCLUDE(CheckLibraryExists)
+    check_function_exists(setsockopt IS_setsockopt_IN_LIBC)
+    if(NOT IS_setsockopt_IN_LIBC)
+        check_library_exists(socket setsockopt "" NEED_LIBSOCKET)
+    endif()
+endif()
+
 #
 # Configure CPack
 #  - for installers
diff -wpruN --no-dereference '--exclude=*.orig' a~/clambc/CMakeLists.txt a/clambc/CMakeLists.txt
--- a~/clambc/CMakeLists.txt	1970-01-01 00:00:00
+++ a/clambc/CMakeLists.txt	1970-01-01 00:00:00
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ target_link_libraries( clambc
     PRIVATE
         ClamAV::libclamav
         ClamAV::common )
+if(NEED_LIBSOCKET)
+    target_link_libraries( clambc PUBLIC socket )
+endif()
 if(WIN32)
     install(TARGETS clambc DESTINATION . COMPONENT programs)
     install(FILES $<TARGET_PDB_FILE:clambc> DESTINATION . OPTIONAL COMPONENT programs)
diff -wpruN --no-dereference '--exclude=*.orig' a~/clamconf/CMakeLists.txt a/clamconf/CMakeLists.txt
--- a~/clamconf/CMakeLists.txt	1970-01-01 00:00:00
+++ a/clamconf/CMakeLists.txt	1970-01-01 00:00:00
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ target_link_libraries( clamconf
     PRIVATE
         ClamAV::libclamav
         ClamAV::common )
+if(NEED_LIBSOCKET)
+    target_link_libraries( clamconf PUBLIC socket )
+endif()
 if(WIN32)
     install(TARGETS clamconf DESTINATION . COMPONENT programs)
     install(FILES $<TARGET_PDB_FILE:clamconf> DESTINATION . OPTIONAL COMPONENT programs)
diff -wpruN --no-dereference '--exclude=*.orig' a~/clamd/CMakeLists.txt a/clamd/CMakeLists.txt
--- a~/clamd/CMakeLists.txt	1970-01-01 00:00:00
+++ a/clamd/CMakeLists.txt	1970-01-01 00:00:00
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ target_link_libraries( clamd
     PRIVATE
         ClamAV::libclamav
         ClamAV::common )
+if(NEED_LIBSOCKET)
+    target_link_libraries( clamd PUBLIC socket )
+endif()
 if(WIN32)
     install(TARGETS clamd DESTINATION . COMPONENT programs)
     install(FILES $<TARGET_PDB_FILE:clamd> DESTINATION . OPTIONAL COMPONENT programs)
diff -wpruN --no-dereference '--exclude=*.orig' a~/clamdscan/CMakeLists.txt a/clamdscan/CMakeLists.txt
--- a~/clamdscan/CMakeLists.txt	1970-01-01 00:00:00
+++ a/clamdscan/CMakeLists.txt	1970-01-01 00:00:00
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ target_link_libraries( clamdscan
     PRIVATE
         ClamAV::libclamav
         ClamAV::common )
+if(NEED_LIBSOCKET)
+    target_link_libraries( clamdscan PUBLIC socket )
+endif()
 if(WIN32)
     install(TARGETS clamdscan DESTINATION . COMPONENT programs)
     install(FILES $<TARGET_PDB_FILE:clamdscan> DESTINATION . OPTIONAL COMPONENT programs)
diff -wpruN --no-dereference '--exclude=*.orig' a~/clamdtop/CMakeLists.txt a/clamdtop/CMakeLists.txt
--- a~/clamdtop/CMakeLists.txt	1970-01-01 00:00:00
+++ a/clamdtop/CMakeLists.txt	1970-01-01 00:00:00
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ target_link_libraries( clamdtop
         ClamAV::libclamav
         ClamAV::common
         Curses::curses )
+if(NEED_LIBSOCKET)
+    target_link_libraries( clamdtop PUBLIC socket )
+endif()
 if(WIN32)
     install(TARGETS clamdtop DESTINATION . COMPONENT programs)
     install(FILES $<TARGET_PDB_FILE:clamdtop> DESTINATION . OPTIONAL COMPONENT programs)
diff -wpruN --no-dereference '--exclude=*.orig' a~/clamscan/CMakeLists.txt a/clamscan/CMakeLists.txt
--- a~/clamscan/CMakeLists.txt	1970-01-01 00:00:00
+++ a/clamscan/CMakeLists.txt	1970-01-01 00:00:00
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ target_link_libraries( clamscan
     PRIVATE
         ClamAV::libclamav
         ClamAV::common )
+if(NEED_LIBSOCKET)
+    target_link_libraries( clamscan PUBLIC socket )
+endif()
 if(WIN32)
     install(TARGETS clamscan DESTINATION . COMPONENT programs)
     install(FILES $<TARGET_PDB_FILE:clamscan> DESTINATION . OPTIONAL COMPONENT programs)
diff -wpruN --no-dereference '--exclude=*.orig' a~/clamsubmit/CMakeLists.txt a/clamsubmit/CMakeLists.txt
--- a~/clamsubmit/CMakeLists.txt	1970-01-01 00:00:00
+++ a/clamsubmit/CMakeLists.txt	1970-01-01 00:00:00
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ if(APPLE)
             ${APPLE_CORE_FOUNDATION}
             ${APPLE_SECURITY} )
 endif()
+if(NEED_LIBSOCKET)
+    target_link_libraries( clamsubmit PUBLIC socket )
+endif()
 if(WIN32)
     install(TARGETS clamsubmit DESTINATION . COMPONENT programs)
     install(FILES $<TARGET_PDB_FILE:clamsubmit> DESTINATION . OPTIONAL COMPONENT programs)
diff -wpruN --no-dereference '--exclude=*.orig' a~/freshclam/CMakeLists.txt a/freshclam/CMakeLists.txt
--- a~/freshclam/CMakeLists.txt	1970-01-01 00:00:00
+++ a/freshclam/CMakeLists.txt	1970-01-01 00:00:00
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ target_link_libraries(freshclam-bin
         ClamAV::libfreshclam
         ClamAV::libclamav
         ClamAV::common )
+if(NEED_LIBSOCKET)
+    target_link_libraries( freshclam-bin PUBLIC socket )
+endif()
 if(WIN32)
     install(TARGETS freshclam-bin DESTINATION . COMPONENT programs)
     install(FILES $<TARGET_PDB_FILE:freshclam-bin> DESTINATION . OPTIONAL COMPONENT programs)
diff -wpruN --no-dereference '--exclude=*.orig' a~/sigtool/CMakeLists.txt a/sigtool/CMakeLists.txt
--- a~/sigtool/CMakeLists.txt	1970-01-01 00:00:00
+++ a/sigtool/CMakeLists.txt	1970-01-01 00:00:00
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ target_link_libraries( sigtool
     PRIVATE
         ClamAV::libclamav
         ClamAV::common )
+if(NEED_LIBSOCKET)
+    target_link_libraries( sigtool PUBLIC socket )
+endif()
 if(WIN32)
     install(TARGETS sigtool DESTINATION . COMPONENT programs)
     install(FILES $<TARGET_PDB_FILE:sigtool> DESTINATION . OPTIONAL COMPONENT programs)