diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7e2acf50a7b..a92041c00a4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ endif()
 # Common.
 
 if(APPLE OR WIN32)
-	if((NOT IS_DIRECTORY "${LIBDIR}") AND (NOT IS_SYMLINK "${LIBDIR}"))
+	if(NOT EXISTS "${LIBDIR}/")
 		message(FATAL_ERROR "Apple and Windows require pre-compiled libs at: '${LIBDIR}'")
 	endif()
 endif()