diff --git a/cmake/VISPUtils.cmake b/cmake/VISPUtils.cmake
index 3b8eebf23c..1e37d00e4e 100644
--- a/cmake/VISPUtils.cmake
+++ b/cmake/VISPUtils.cmake
@@ -1395,7 +1395,6 @@ macro(vp_get_interface_link_libraries libs link_libraries)
 #  message("fin __imported_libs: ${__imported_libs}")
 #  message("fin __libs: ${__libs}")
 
-
   while(__imported_libs)
 #    message("begin while __imported_libs: ${__imported_libs}")
     vp_list_pop_front(__imported_libs elt)
@@ -1421,39 +1420,52 @@ macro(vp_get_interface_link_libraries libs link_libraries)
   foreach(config_ ${__config})
     foreach(lib_ ${__libs})
 #      message("lib_: ${lib_}")
-    if(TARGET ${lib_})
-      get_target_property(imported_libs_ ${lib_} IMPORTED_IMPLIB_${config_})
-      if(NOT EXISTS ${imported_libs_})
-        get_target_property(lib_location_ ${lib_} IMPORTED_LOCATION_${config_})
-      endif()
-#      message("lib_location_: ${lib_location_}")
-      if(WIN32 AND EXISTS "${lib_location_}" AND "${config_}" MATCHES "RELEASE") # also valid for RELEASEWITHDEBINFO
-        list(APPEND ${link_libraries} optimized "${lib_location_}")
-      elseif(WIN32 AND EXISTS "${lib_location_}" AND "${config_}" MATCHES "DEBUG")
-        list(APPEND ${link_libraries} debug     "${lib_location_}")
-      elseif(EXISTS ${lib_location_})
-        list(APPEND ${link_libraries} ${lib_location_})
-      endif()
+      if(TARGET ${lib_})
 
-      get_target_property(lib_deps_ ${lib_} IMPORTED_LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES_${config_})
-#      message("lib_deps_ ---------: ${lib_deps_}")
-      if(lib_deps_)
-        foreach(deps_ ${lib_deps_})
-          get_target_property(deps_location_ ${deps_} IMPORTED_LOCATION_${config_})
-          if(EXISTS "${deps_location_}")
-            if(WIN32 AND "${config_}" MATCHES "RELEASE")
-              list(APPEND ${link_libraries} optimized ${deps_location_})
-            elseif(WIN32 AND "${config_}" MATCHES "DEBUG")
-              list(APPEND ${link_libraries} debug ${deps_location_})
-            else()
-              list(APPEND ${link_libraries} ${deps_location_})
+        get_target_property(imported_libs_ ${lib_} IMPORTED_IMPLIB_${config_})
+        if(NOT EXISTS ${imported_libs_})
+          get_target_property(lib_location_ ${lib_} IMPORTED_LOCATION_${config_})
+        endif()
+  #      message("lib_location_: ${lib_location_}")
+        if(WIN32 AND EXISTS "${lib_location_}" AND "${config_}" MATCHES "RELEASE") # also valid for RELEASEWITHDEBINFO
+          list(APPEND ${link_libraries} optimized "${lib_location_}")
+        elseif(WIN32 AND EXISTS "${lib_location_}" AND "${config_}" MATCHES "DEBUG")
+          list(APPEND ${link_libraries} debug     "${lib_location_}")
+        elseif(EXISTS ${lib_location_})
+          list(APPEND ${link_libraries} ${lib_location_})
+        endif()
+
+        get_target_property(lib_deps_ ${lib_} IMPORTED_LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES_${config_})
+  #      message("lib_deps_ ---------: ${lib_deps_}")
+        if(lib_deps_)
+          foreach(deps_ ${lib_deps_})
+            get_target_property(deps_location_ ${deps_} IMPORTED_LOCATION_${config_})
+            if(EXISTS "${deps_location_}")
+              if(WIN32 AND "${config_}" MATCHES "RELEASE")
+                list(APPEND ${link_libraries} optimized ${deps_location_})
+              elseif(WIN32 AND "${config_}" MATCHES "DEBUG")
+                list(APPEND ${link_libraries} debug ${deps_location_})
+              else()
+                list(APPEND ${link_libraries} ${deps_location_})
+              endif()
             endif()
+          endforeach()
+        endif()
+      else()
+        # VTK_LIBRARIES does import /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX13.sdk/usr/lib/libz.tbd
+        # that doesn't exist and that does lied to a link error when building ustk_gui module:
+        #   No rule to make target `/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX13.sdk/usr/lib/libz.tbd',
+        #   needed by `lib/libvisp_ustk_gui.3.6.1.dylib'.  Stop.
+        # Here we introduce an additional check to ensure that libraries suffixed by .tbd exist
+        if(${lib_} MATCHES "/([^/]+)\\.tbd$")
+          if(EXISTS ${lib_})
+            # Add only if .tbd file exists
+            list(APPEND ${link_libraries} ${lib_})
           endif()
-        endforeach()
+        else()
+          list(APPEND ${link_libraries} ${lib_})
+        endif()
       endif()
-    else()
-      list(APPEND ${link_libraries} ${lib_})
-    endif()
 
     endforeach()
   endforeach()