diff --git a/scripts/toolchains/xbox.cmake b/scripts/toolchains/xbox.cmake
index 903412798d..7f916cdc64 100644
--- a/scripts/toolchains/xbox.cmake
+++ b/scripts/toolchains/xbox.cmake
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ if(NOT _VCPKG_WINDOWS_TOOLCHAIN)
         include_directories(BEFORE SYSTEM "${_vcpkg_grdk}/gameKit/Include")
         cmake_path(CONVERT "${_vcpkg_grdk}/gameKit/Include" TO_NATIVE_PATH_LIST _vcpkg_inc NORMALIZE)
 
-        link_directories(BEFORE SYSTEM "${_vcpkg_grdk}/gameKit/Lib/amd64")
+        link_directories(BEFORE "${_vcpkg_grdk}/gameKit/Lib/amd64")
         cmake_path(CONVERT "${_vcpkg_grdk}/gameKit/Lib/amd64" TO_NATIVE_PATH_LIST _vcpkg_lib NORMALIZE)
     endif()
 
@@ -61,14 +61,14 @@ if(NOT _VCPKG_WINDOWS_TOOLCHAIN)
             include_directories(BEFORE SYSTEM "${_vcpkg_gxdk}/gameKit/Include" "${_vcpkg_gxdk}/gameKit/Include/Scarlett")
             cmake_path(CONVERT "${_vcpkg_gxdk}/gameKit/Include;${_vcpkg_gxdk}/gameKit/Include/Scarlett" TO_NATIVE_PATH_LIST _vcpkg_inc NORMALIZE)
 
-            link_directories(BEFORE SYSTEM "${_vcpkg_gxdk}/gameKit/Lib/amd64" "${_vcpkg_gxdk}/gameKit/Include/Lib/amd64/Scarlett")
+            link_directories(BEFORE "${_vcpkg_gxdk}/gameKit/Lib/amd64" "${_vcpkg_gxdk}/gameKit/Include/Lib/amd64/Scarlett")
             cmake_path(CONVERT "${_vcpkg_gxdk}/gameKit/Lib/amd64;${_vcpkg_gxdk}/gameKit/Include/Lib/amd64/Scarlett" TO_NATIVE_PATH_LIST _vcpkg_lib NORMALIZE)
         elseif(XBOX_CONSOLE_TARGET STREQUAL "xboxone")
             list(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES "${_vcpkg_gxdk}/gameKit/Include" "${_vcpkg_gxdk}/gameKit/Include/XboxOne")
             include_directories(BEFORE SYSTEM "${_vcpkg_gxdk}/gameKit/Include" "${_vcpkg_gxdk}/gameKit/Include/XboxOne")
             cmake_path(CONVERT "${_vcpkg_gxdk}/gameKit/Include;${_vcpkg_gxdk}/gameKit/Include/XboxOne" TO_NATIVE_PATH_LIST _vcpkg_inc NORMALIZE)
 
-            link_directories(BEFORE SYSTEM "${_vcpkg_gxdk}/gameKit/Lib/amd64" "${_vcpkg_gxdk}/gameKit/Include/Lib/amd64/XboxOne")
+            link_directories(BEFORE "${_vcpkg_gxdk}/gameKit/Lib/amd64" "${_vcpkg_gxdk}/gameKit/Include/Lib/amd64/XboxOne")
             cmake_path(CONVERT "${_vcpkg_gxdk}/gameKit/Lib/amd64;${_vcpkg_gxdk}/gameKit/Include/Lib/amd64/XboxOne" TO_NATIVE_PATH_LIST _vcpkg_lib NORMALIZE)
         endif()
     endif()