diff --git a/tests/global_communication/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/global_communication/CMakeLists.txt
index 04c3631e80ccaff842fd6629b12a868b2860098a..723e5902867ade74736fb1d8338f6ca365a5c1d4 100644
--- a/tests/global_communication/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/global_communication/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,10 +16,7 @@ set(TARGETS global_communication.exe)
 
 foreach(target ${TARGETS})
     target_link_libraries(${target} LINK_PUBLIC nestmc gtest)
-
-    if(WITH_TBB)
-        target_link_libraries(${target} LINK_PUBLIC ${TBB_LIBRARIES})
-    endif()
+    target_link_libraries(${target} LINK_PUBLIC ${EXTERNAL_LIBRARIES})
 
     if(WITH_MPI)
         target_link_libraries(${target} LINK_PUBLIC ${MPI_C_LIBRARIES})