diff --git a/build/cmake/lib/expat.cmake b/build/cmake/lib/expat.cmake
index 630ce175d3..1d2b79b1fa 100644
--- a/build/cmake/lib/expat.cmake
+++ b/build/cmake/lib/expat.cmake
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 # Licence:     wxWindows licence
 #############################################################################
 
-wx_add_thirdparty_library(wxUSE_EXPAT EXPAT "use expat for XML parsing" DEFAULT_APPLE sys)
-
 if(wxUSE_EXPAT STREQUAL "builtin")
     wx_add_builtin_library(wxexpat
         src/expat/expat/lib/xmlparse.c
diff --git a/build/cmake/lib/jpeg.cmake b/build/cmake/lib/jpeg.cmake
index d46c7fb6e9..77014944a7 100644
--- a/build/cmake/lib/jpeg.cmake
+++ b/build/cmake/lib/jpeg.cmake
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 # Licence:     wxWindows licence
 #############################################################################
 
-wx_add_thirdparty_library(wxUSE_LIBJPEG JPEG "use libjpeg (JPEG file format)")
-
 if(wxUSE_LIBJPEG STREQUAL "builtin")
     wx_add_builtin_library(wxjpeg
         src/jpeg/jaricom.c
diff --git a/build/cmake/lib/png.cmake b/build/cmake/lib/png.cmake
index d0fe5b854a..9dd9fdcf3b 100644
--- a/build/cmake/lib/png.cmake
+++ b/build/cmake/lib/png.cmake
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 # Licence:     wxWindows licence
 #############################################################################
 
-wx_add_thirdparty_library(wxUSE_LIBPNG PNG "use libpng (PNG image format)")
-
 if(wxUSE_LIBPNG STREQUAL "builtin")
     wx_add_builtin_library(wxpng
             src/png/png.c
diff --git a/build/cmake/lib/regex.cmake b/build/cmake/lib/regex.cmake
index e2bc97c546..0478f5d42e 100644
--- a/build/cmake/lib/regex.cmake
+++ b/build/cmake/lib/regex.cmake
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 # Licence:     wxWindows licence
 #############################################################################
 
-wx_add_thirdparty_library(wxUSE_REGEX REGEX "enable support for wxRegEx class" DEFAULT builtin)
-
 if(wxUSE_REGEX)
     # TODO: Forcing builtin until sys is implemented
     set(wxUSE_REGEX builtin)
diff --git a/build/cmake/lib/tiff.cmake b/build/cmake/lib/tiff.cmake
index 3cd5a664ac..d1ef8d51f6 100644
--- a/build/cmake/lib/tiff.cmake
+++ b/build/cmake/lib/tiff.cmake
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 # Licence:     wxWindows licence
 #############################################################################
 
-wx_add_thirdparty_library(wxUSE_LIBTIFF TIFF "use libtiff (TIFF file format)")
-
 if(wxUSE_LIBTIFF STREQUAL "builtin")
     # TODO: implement building libtiff via ExternalProject_Add()
     if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
diff --git a/build/cmake/lib/zlib.cmake b/build/cmake/lib/zlib.cmake
index c5687f2deb..0666e010ec 100644
--- a/build/cmake/lib/zlib.cmake
+++ b/build/cmake/lib/zlib.cmake
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@
 # Licence:     wxWindows licence
 #############################################################################
 
-wx_add_thirdparty_library(wxUSE_ZLIB ZLIB "use zlib for LZW compression"
-    DEFAULT_APPLE sys)
-
 if(wxUSE_ZLIB STREQUAL "builtin")
     wx_add_builtin_library(wxzlib
         src/zlib/adler32.c
diff --git a/build/cmake/options.cmake b/build/cmake/options.cmake
index 59dd8b4692..5d1d9a606e 100644
--- a/build/cmake/options.cmake
+++ b/build/cmake/options.cmake
@@ -59,6 +59,13 @@ wx_option(wxUSE_REPRODUCIBLE_BUILD "enable reproducable build" OFF)
 # external libraries
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+wx_add_thirdparty_library(wxUSE_REGEX REGEX "enable support for wxRegEx class" DEFAULT builtin)
+wx_add_thirdparty_library(wxUSE_ZLIB ZLIB "use zlib for LZW compression" DEFAULT_APPLE sys)
+wx_add_thirdparty_library(wxUSE_EXPAT EXPAT "use expat for XML parsing" DEFAULT_APPLE sys)
+wx_add_thirdparty_library(wxUSE_LIBJPEG JPEG "use libjpeg (JPEG file format)")
+wx_add_thirdparty_library(wxUSE_LIBPNG PNG "use libpng (PNG image format)")
+wx_add_thirdparty_library(wxUSE_LIBTIFF TIFF "use libtiff (TIFF file format)")
+
 wx_option(wxUSE_OPENGL "use OpenGL (or Mesa)")
 
 if(NOT WIN32)