diff --git a/cmake/modules/FindTBB.cmake b/cmake/modules/FindTBB.cmake
index b09bafda3..ffdee03ac 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/FindTBB.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/FindTBB.cmake
@@ -260,6 +260,10 @@ if(NOT TBB_FOUND)
   if(TBB_LIBRARIES_${TBB_BUILD_TYPE})
     set(TBB_LIBRARIES "${TBB_LIBRARIES_${TBB_BUILD_TYPE}}")
   endif()
+  
+  if(NOT MSVC AND NOT TBB_LIBRARIES)
+    set(TBB_LIBRARIES ${TBB_LIBRARIES_RELEASE})
+  endif()
 
   if (MSVC AND TBB_STATIC)
     set(TBB_DEFINITIONS __TBB_NO_IMPLICIT_LINKAGE)