diff --git a/cmake/CompilerWarnings.cmake b/cmake/CompilerWarnings.cmake
index 87903b4be..1954a0635 100644
--- a/cmake/CompilerWarnings.cmake
+++ b/cmake/CompilerWarnings.cmake
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 #
 # https://github.com/lefticus/cppbestpractices/blob/master/02-Use_the_Tools_Available.md
 
-# Helper function to enable compiler warnings for a specific set of files
-function(set_file_warnings)
+# Helper function to enable compiler warnings for a specific target
+function(set_target_warnings target)
     option(WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS "Treat compiler warnings as errors" TRUE)
 
     set(MSVC_WARNINGS
@@ -106,7 +106,5 @@ function(set_file_warnings)
         message(AUTHOR_WARNING "No compiler warnings set for '${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}' compiler.")
     endif()
 
-    foreach(WARNING ${FILE_WARNINGS})
-        set_property(SOURCE ${ARGV} APPEND_STRING PROPERTY COMPILE_FLAGS " ${WARNING}")
-    endforeach()
+    target_compile_options(${target} PRIVATE ${FILE_WARNINGS})
 endfunction()
diff --git a/cmake/Macros.cmake b/cmake/Macros.cmake
index d6860d6f3..038cb9733 100644
--- a/cmake/Macros.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Macros.cmake
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ macro(sfml_add_library module)
         endif()
     endif()
 
-    set_file_warnings(${THIS_SOURCES})
+    set_target_warnings(${target})
 
     # define the export symbol of the module
     string(REPLACE "-" "_" NAME_UPPER "${target}")
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ macro(sfml_add_example target)
         add_executable(${target} ${target_input})
     endif()
 
-    set_file_warnings(${target_input})
+    set_target_warnings(${target})
 
     # set the debug suffix
     set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES DEBUG_POSTFIX -d)