diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 725dd33a..fe608853 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -62,11 +62,9 @@ add_test(coretests coretests)
 
 
 # set PCH for core_tests
-if(MSVC)
+if(MSVC AND USE_PCH)
   set_property(TARGET coretests APPEND_STRING PROPERTY COMPILE_FLAGS " /Yuchaingen.h /Zm1000")
   set_property(SOURCE "core_tests/chaingen.cpp" APPEND_STRING PROPERTY COMPILE_FLAGS " /Ycchaingen.h /Zm1000")
-  if(USE_PCH) # see also src/CMakeLists.txt for details
-    set_property(TARGET coretests difficulty-tests functional_tests hash-target-tests performance_tests unit_tests APPEND_STRING PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS "$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)/../src/$(ConfigurationName)/stdafx.obj")
-    set_property(TARGET db_tests APPEND_STRING PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS "$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)/../../src/$(ConfigurationName)/stdafx.obj")
-  endif()
+  set_property(TARGET coretests difficulty-tests functional_tests hash-target-tests performance_tests unit_tests APPEND_STRING PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS "$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)/../src/$(ConfigurationName)/stdafx.obj")
+  set_property(TARGET db_tests APPEND_STRING PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS "$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)/../../src/$(ConfigurationName)/stdafx.obj")
 endif()