diff --git a/fortran/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/fortran/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index cc14651659..c836c17cb3 100644
--- a/fortran/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/fortran/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ foreach (example ${examples})
     )
     target_compile_options(f90_ex_${example}-shared
         PRIVATE
-            $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:/dll>
             $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_COMPILE_FLAGS}>
     )
     target_link_libraries (f90_ex_${example}-shared
@@ -129,7 +128,6 @@ foreach (example ${F2003_examples})
     )
     target_compile_options(f03_ex_${example}-shared
         PRIVATE
-            $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:/dll>
             $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_COMPILE_FLAGS}>
     )
     target_link_libraries (f03_ex_${example}-shared
@@ -189,7 +187,6 @@ if (H5_HAVE_PARALLEL AND MPI_Fortran_FOUND)
     )
     target_compile_options(f90_ex_ph5example-shared
         PRIVATE
-            $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:/dll>
             $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_COMPILE_FLAGS}>
     )
     target_link_libraries (f90_ex_ph5example-shared
diff --git a/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt b/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt
index a29fb863a0..5750d05322 100644
--- a/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -305,7 +305,6 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
           "H5_BUILT_AS_DYNAMIC_LIB"
       PRIVATE
           $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:BUILD_HDF5_DLL;HDF5F90_WINDOWS>
-          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:/dll>
           $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_COMPILE_FLAGS}>
   )
   target_link_libraries (${HDF5_F90_LIBSH_TARGET}
diff --git a/fortran/test/CMakeLists.txt b/fortran/test/CMakeLists.txt
index b45154e3e9..fc1add18d1 100644
--- a/fortran/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/fortran/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
           "H5_BUILT_AS_DYNAMIC_LIB"
       PRIVATE
           $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:BUILD_HDF5_TEST_DLL;HDF5F90_WINDOWS>
-          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:/dll>
           $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_COMPILE_FLAGS}>
   )
   target_link_libraries (${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET}
@@ -271,7 +270,6 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   )
   target_compile_options(testhdf5_fortran-shared
       PRIVATE
-          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:/dll>
           $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_COMPILE_FLAGS}>
   )
   target_link_libraries (testhdf5_fortran-shared
@@ -347,7 +345,6 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   )
   target_compile_options(testhdf5_fortran_1_8-shared
       PRIVATE
-          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:/dll>
           $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_COMPILE_FLAGS}>
   )
   target_link_libraries (testhdf5_fortran_1_8-shared
@@ -427,7 +424,6 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   )
   target_compile_options(fortranlib_test_F03-shared
       PRIVATE
-          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:/dll>
           $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_COMPILE_FLAGS}>
   )
   target_link_libraries (fortranlib_test_F03-shared
@@ -489,7 +485,6 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   )
   target_compile_options(fflush1-shared
       PRIVATE
-          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:/dll>
           $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_COMPILE_FLAGS}>
   )
   target_link_libraries (fflush1-shared
@@ -551,7 +546,6 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   )
   target_compile_options(fflush2-shared
       PRIVATE
-          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:/dll>
           $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_COMPILE_FLAGS}>
   )
   target_link_libraries (fflush2-shared
diff --git a/hl/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 902b8dcd87..fddfcf834a 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
           "H5_BUILT_AS_DYNAMIC_LIB"
       PRIVATE
           $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:BUILD_HDF5_HL_DLL;HDF5F90_WINDOWS>
-          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:/dll>
           $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_COMPILE_FLAGS}>
   )
   target_link_libraries (${HDF5_HL_F90_LIBSH_TARGET}
diff --git a/hl/fortran/test/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/fortran/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 6ee362d808..923989d4bd 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/fortran/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ macro (ADD_H5_FORTRAN_EXE file)
     )
     target_compile_options(hl_f90_${file}-shared
         PRIVATE
-            $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:/dll>
             $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_COMPILE_FLAGS}>
     )
     target_link_libraries (hl_f90_${file}-shared