diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 65f2cc1..fd42773 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,13 +39,14 @@ else()
     message(FATAL_ERROR "The compiler ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER} has no C++11 support. Please use a different C++ compiler.")
 endif()
 
+#TODO()
 if(valijson_USE_EXCEPTIONS)
-    add_compile_definitions(VALIJSON_USE_EXCEPTIONS=1)
+    add_definitions(-DVALIJSON_USE_EXCEPTIONS=1)
 else()
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fno-exceptions")
-    add_compile_definitions(BOOST_NO_EXCEPTIONS)
-    add_compile_definitions(JSON_USE_EXCEPTION=0)
-    add_compile_definitions(VALIJSON_USE_EXCEPTIONS=0)
+    add_definitions(-DBOOST_NO_EXCEPTIONS)
+    add_definitions(-DJSON_USE_EXCEPTION=0)
+    add_definitions(-DVALIJSON_USE_EXCEPTIONS=0)
 endif()
 
 find_package(curlpp)
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ if(valijson_BUILD_TESTS)
     set_target_properties(test_suite PROPERTIES COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "PICOJSON_USE_INT64")
 
     if(Boost_FOUND)
-        add_compile_definitions(BOOST_ALL_DYN_LINK)
+        add_definitions(-DBOOST_ALL_DYN_LINK)
         set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS OFF)
         set(Boost_USE_MULTITHREADED ON)
         set(Boost_USE_STATIC_RUNTIME OFF)