diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7693c3c0e2..dd8977843a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -289,23 +289,26 @@ if (MSVC)
     set(CMAKE_RC_COMPILE_OBJECT "<CMAKE_RC_COMPILER> ${rc_flags} <DEFINES> /fo<OBJECT> <SOURCE>")
   endif()
 
+  # Generate the version.rc file used elsewhere.
   configure_file(${protobuf_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/version.rc.in ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/version.rc @ONLY)
-endif (MSVC)
+  set(protobuf_version_rc_file ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/version.rc)
 
-include_directories(
-  ${ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES}
-  ${protobuf_BINARY_DIR}
-  ${protobuf_SOURCE_DIR}/src)
-
-if (MSVC)
   # Add the "lib" prefix for generated .lib outputs.
   set(LIB_PREFIX lib)
 else (MSVC)
+  # No version.rc file.
+  set(protobuf_version_rc_file)
+
   # When building with "make", "lib" prefix will be added automatically by
   # the build tool.
   set(LIB_PREFIX)
 endif (MSVC)
 
+include_directories(
+  ${ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES}
+  ${protobuf_BINARY_DIR}
+  ${protobuf_SOURCE_DIR}/src)
+
 if (protobuf_UNICODE)
   add_definitions(-DUNICODE -D_UNICODE)
 endif (protobuf_UNICODE)
diff --git a/cmake/libprotobuf-lite.cmake b/cmake/libprotobuf-lite.cmake
index 0f3295569b..04a4ba0220 100644
--- a/cmake/libprotobuf-lite.cmake
+++ b/cmake/libprotobuf-lite.cmake
@@ -86,14 +86,8 @@ set(libprotobuf_lite_includes
   ${protobuf_SOURCE_DIR}/src/google/protobuf/wire_format_lite.h
 )
 
-if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "MSVC")
-set(libprotobuf_lite_rc_files
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/version.rc
-)
-endif()
-
 add_library(libprotobuf-lite ${protobuf_SHARED_OR_STATIC}
-  ${libprotobuf_lite_files} ${libprotobuf_lite_includes} ${libprotobuf_lite_rc_files})
+  ${libprotobuf_lite_files} ${libprotobuf_lite_includes} ${protobuf_version_rc_file})
 if(protobuf_HAVE_LD_VERSION_SCRIPT)
   if(${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER 3.13 OR ${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_EQUAL 3.13)
     target_link_options(libprotobuf-lite PRIVATE -Wl,--version-script=${protobuf_SOURCE_DIR}/src/libprotobuf-lite.map)
diff --git a/cmake/libprotobuf.cmake b/cmake/libprotobuf.cmake
index 49f31c507c..9f3bdb22fc 100644
--- a/cmake/libprotobuf.cmake
+++ b/cmake/libprotobuf.cmake
@@ -99,14 +99,8 @@ set(libprotobuf_includes
   ${protobuf_SOURCE_DIR}/src/google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.h
 )
 
-if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "MSVC")
-set(libprotobuf_rc_files
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/version.rc
-)
-endif()
-
 add_library(libprotobuf ${protobuf_SHARED_OR_STATIC}
-  ${libprotobuf_lite_files} ${libprotobuf_files} ${libprotobuf_includes} ${libprotobuf_rc_files})
+  ${libprotobuf_lite_files} ${libprotobuf_files} ${libprotobuf_includes} ${protobuf_version_rc_file})
 if(protobuf_HAVE_LD_VERSION_SCRIPT)
   if(${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER 3.13 OR ${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_EQUAL 3.13)
     target_link_options(libprotobuf PRIVATE -Wl,--version-script=${protobuf_SOURCE_DIR}/src/libprotobuf.map)
diff --git a/cmake/libprotoc.cmake b/cmake/libprotoc.cmake
index 625d65d545..0ece6593ac 100644
--- a/cmake/libprotoc.cmake
+++ b/cmake/libprotoc.cmake
@@ -107,14 +107,8 @@ set(libprotoc_headers
   ${protobuf_SOURCE_DIR}/src/google/protobuf/compiler/ruby/ruby_generator.h
 )
 
-if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "MSVC")
-set(libprotoc_rc_files
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/version.rc
-)
-endif()
-
 add_library(libprotoc ${protobuf_SHARED_OR_STATIC}
-  ${libprotoc_files} ${libprotoc_headers} ${libprotoc_rc_files})
+  ${libprotoc_files} ${libprotoc_headers} ${protobuf_version_rc_file})
 if(protobuf_HAVE_LD_VERSION_SCRIPT)
   if(${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER 3.13 OR ${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_EQUAL 3.13)
     target_link_options(libprotoc PRIVATE -Wl,--version-script=${protobuf_SOURCE_DIR}/src/libprotoc.map)
diff --git a/cmake/protoc.cmake b/cmake/protoc.cmake
index 7d04196b45..385a7a3f39 100644
--- a/cmake/protoc.cmake
+++ b/cmake/protoc.cmake
@@ -2,13 +2,7 @@ set(protoc_files
   ${protobuf_SOURCE_DIR}/src/google/protobuf/compiler/main.cc
 )
 
-if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "MSVC")
-set(protoc_rc_files
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/version.rc
-)
-endif()
-
-add_executable(protoc ${protoc_files} ${protoc_rc_files})
+add_executable(protoc ${protoc_files} ${protobuf_version_rc_file})
 target_link_libraries(protoc
   libprotoc
   libprotobuf
diff --git a/cmake/tests.cmake b/cmake/tests.cmake
index 789ae4f1c3..1f8bbc9d43 100644
--- a/cmake/tests.cmake
+++ b/cmake/tests.cmake
@@ -245,6 +245,8 @@ if(protobuf_TEST_XML_OUTDIR)
     string(APPEND protobuf_TEST_XML_OUTDIR "/")
   endif()
   set(protobuf_GTEST_ARGS "--gtest_output=xml:${protobuf_TEST_XML_OUTDIR}")
+else()
+  set(protobuf_GTEST_ARGS)
 endif()
 
 add_executable(tests ${tests_files})