diff --git a/hal/halx86/CMakeLists.txt b/hal/halx86/CMakeLists.txt
index e56a791d8da..68d13839dae 100644
--- a/hal/halx86/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hal/halx86/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,30 +15,12 @@ function(add_hal _halname)
     spec2def(${_halname}.dll ../hal.spec ADD_IMPORTLIB)
 
     # Create the actual target
-    if(NOT MSVC)
-        foreach(_component ${_haldata_COMPONENTS})
-            list(APPEND _haldata_SOURCES "$<TARGET_OBJECTS:lib_hal_${_component}>")
-        endforeach()
-        add_library(${_halname} MODULE
-            ${_haldata_SOURCES}
-            ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/hal.def)
-    else()
-        foreach(_component ${_haldata_COMPONENTS})
-            list(APPEND _haldata_LIBS "lib_hal_${_component}")
-        endforeach()
-        add_library(${_halname} MODULE
-            ${_haldata_SOURCES}
-            ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/hal.def)
-        target_link_libraries(${_halname} ${_haldata_LIBS})
-    endif()
-
-    if(${_halname} STREQUAL "halpc98")
-        target_compile_definitions(lib_hal_pc98 PRIVATE SARCH_PC98)
-    endif()
-
-    if(${_halname} STREQUAL "halxbox")
-        target_compile_definitions(lib_hal_xbox PRIVATE SARCH_XBOX)
-    endif()
+    foreach(_component ${_haldata_COMPONENTS})
+        list(APPEND _haldata_SOURCES "$<TARGET_OBJECTS:lib_hal_${_component}>")
+    endforeach()
+    add_library(${_halname} MODULE
+        ${_haldata_SOURCES}
+        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/hal.def)
 
     if(${_halname} STREQUAL "hal")
         target_link_libraries(${_halname} libcntpr arbiter)
diff --git a/hal/halx86/acpi.cmake b/hal/halx86/acpi.cmake
index af08c9fc18f..acc856a0b72 100644
--- a/hal/halx86/acpi.cmake
+++ b/hal/halx86/acpi.cmake
@@ -5,10 +5,7 @@ list(APPEND HAL_ACPI_SOURCE
     acpi/busemul.c
     legacy/bus/pcibus.c)
 
-add_object_library(lib_hal_acpi ${HAL_ACPI_SOURCE})
+add_library(lib_hal_acpi OBJECT ${HAL_ACPI_SOURCE})
 add_dependencies(lib_hal_acpi bugcodes xdk)
 #add_pch(lib_hal_acpi include/hal.h)
 
-if(MSVC)
-    target_link_libraries(lib_hal_acpi lib_hal_generic)
-endif()
diff --git a/hal/halx86/apic.cmake b/hal/halx86/apic.cmake
index 6349e726af0..9c0139e3504 100644
--- a/hal/halx86/apic.cmake
+++ b/hal/halx86/apic.cmake
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ list(APPEND HAL_APIC_SOURCE
     apic/tsc.c)
 
 add_asm_files(lib_hal_apic_asm ${HAL_APIC_ASM_SOURCE})
-add_object_library(lib_hal_apic ${HAL_APIC_SOURCE} ${lib_hal_apic_asm})
+add_library(lib_hal_apic OBJECT ${HAL_APIC_SOURCE} ${lib_hal_apic_asm})
 add_dependencies(lib_hal_apic asm)
diff --git a/hal/halx86/generic.cmake b/hal/halx86/generic.cmake
index 19eb850164b..4948e111fb6 100644
--- a/hal/halx86/generic.cmake
+++ b/hal/halx86/generic.cmake
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ if(ARCH STREQUAL "i386")
 endif()
 
 add_asm_files(lib_hal_generic_asm ${HAL_GENERIC_ASM_SOURCE})
-add_object_library(lib_hal_generic ${HAL_GENERIC_SOURCE} ${lib_hal_generic_asm})
+add_library(lib_hal_generic OBJECT ${HAL_GENERIC_SOURCE} ${lib_hal_generic_asm})
 add_dependencies(lib_hal_generic asm)
diff --git a/hal/halx86/legacy.cmake b/hal/halx86/legacy.cmake
index d60be7f5938..2f487748524 100644
--- a/hal/halx86/legacy.cmake
+++ b/hal/halx86/legacy.cmake
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@ list(APPEND HAL_LEGACY_SOURCE
     legacy/halpnpdd.c
     legacy/halpcat.c)
 
-add_object_library(lib_hal_legacy ${HAL_LEGACY_SOURCE})
+add_library(lib_hal_legacy OBJECT ${HAL_LEGACY_SOURCE})
 add_dependencies(lib_hal_legacy bugcodes xdk)
 #add_pch(lib_hal_legacy include/hal.h)
-
-if(MSVC)
-    target_link_libraries(lib_hal_legacy lib_hal_generic)
-endif()
diff --git a/hal/halx86/pc98.cmake b/hal/halx86/pc98.cmake
index fd51a9851b9..9f04972a212 100644
--- a/hal/halx86/pc98.cmake
+++ b/hal/halx86/pc98.cmake
@@ -48,10 +48,8 @@ list(APPEND HAL_PC98_SOURCE
     legacy/halpcat.c)
 
 add_asm_files(lib_hal_pc98_asm ${HAL_PC98_ASM_SOURCE})
-add_object_library(lib_hal_pc98 ${HAL_PC98_SOURCE} ${lib_hal_pc98_asm})
+add_library(lib_hal_pc98 OBJECT ${HAL_PC98_SOURCE} ${lib_hal_pc98_asm})
 add_dependencies(lib_hal_pc98 bugcodes xdk asm)
 #add_pch(lib_hal_pc98 pc98/halpc98.h)
 
-if(MSVC)
-    target_link_libraries(lib_hal_pc98)
-endif()
+target_compile_definitions(lib_hal_pc98 PRIVATE SARCH_PC98)
diff --git a/hal/halx86/pic.cmake b/hal/halx86/pic.cmake
index bd5f15f7894..d8f151f6071 100644
--- a/hal/halx86/pic.cmake
+++ b/hal/halx86/pic.cmake
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ list(APPEND HAL_PIC_SOURCE
     up/pic.c)
 
 add_asm_files(lib_hal_pic_asm ${HAL_PIC_ASM_SOURCE})
-add_object_library(lib_hal_pic ${HAL_PIC_SOURCE} ${lib_hal_pic_asm})
+add_library(lib_hal_pic OBJECT ${HAL_PIC_SOURCE} ${lib_hal_pic_asm})
 add_dependencies(lib_hal_pic asm)
diff --git a/hal/halx86/up.cmake b/hal/halx86/up.cmake
index d61cc0c2c83..2d40c7da185 100644
--- a/hal/halx86/up.cmake
+++ b/hal/halx86/up.cmake
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ list(APPEND HAL_UP_SOURCE
     generic/spinlock.c
     up/processor.c)
 
-add_object_library(lib_hal_up ${HAL_UP_SOURCE})
+add_library(lib_hal_up OBJECT ${HAL_UP_SOURCE})
 add_dependencies(lib_hal_up bugcodes xdk)
diff --git a/hal/halx86/xbox.cmake b/hal/halx86/xbox.cmake
index 6b121689c95..ffdbbfe8026 100644
--- a/hal/halx86/xbox.cmake
+++ b/hal/halx86/xbox.cmake
@@ -40,10 +40,7 @@ list(APPEND HAL_XBOX_SOURCE
     up/pic.c)
 
 add_asm_files(lib_hal_xbox_asm ${HAL_XBOX_ASM_SOURCE})
-add_object_library(lib_hal_xbox ${HAL_XBOX_SOURCE} ${lib_hal_xbox_asm})
+add_library(lib_hal_xbox OBJECT ${HAL_XBOX_SOURCE} ${lib_hal_xbox_asm})
 add_dependencies(lib_hal_xbox bugcodes xdk asm)
 #add_pch(lib_hal_xbox xbox/halxbox.h)
-
-if(MSVC)
-    target_link_libraries(lib_hal_xbox)
-endif()
+target_compile_definitions(lib_hal_xbox PRIVATE SARCH_XBOX)
diff --git a/sdk/cmake/CMakeMacros.cmake b/sdk/cmake/CMakeMacros.cmake
index 80488a3a63b..1429580b2ac 100644
--- a/sdk/cmake/CMakeMacros.cmake
+++ b/sdk/cmake/CMakeMacros.cmake
@@ -717,16 +717,6 @@ function(get_defines OUTPUT_VAR)
     set(${OUTPUT_VAR} ${__tmp_var} PARENT_SCOPE)
 endfunction()
 
-if(NOT MSVC)
-    function(add_object_library _target)
-        add_library(${_target} OBJECT ${ARGN})
-    endfunction()
-else()
-    function(add_object_library _target)
-        add_library(${_target} ${ARGN})
-    endfunction()
-endif()
-
 function(add_registry_inf)
     # Add to the inf files list
     foreach(_file ${ARGN})