diff --git a/dll/win32/acledit/CMakeLists.txt b/dll/win32/acledit/CMakeLists.txt
index 100df0346ce..e99e6986584 100644
--- a/dll/win32/acledit/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/dll/win32/acledit/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,22 +1,20 @@
 
 set_unicode()
 
-pdef2def(acledit.pdef)
-
 list(APPEND SOURCE
     acledit.c
     stubs.c
     acledit.rc
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/acledit.def)
-
-if(NOT MSVC)
-    set_source_files_properties(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/acledit.def PROPERTIES EXTERNAL_OBJECT TRUE)
-endif()
+    )
 
 add_library(acledit SHARED ${SOURCE})
 
 set_module_type(acledit win32dll)
 
+set_pdef_file(acledit acledit.pdef)
+
 add_importlibs(acledit ntdll)
 
 add_cab_target(acledit 1)
+
+add_importlib_target(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/acledit.def)