diff --git a/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index 37ce1c8e2..a58b47b86 100644
--- a/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 # KIND, either express or implied.
 #
 ###########################################################################
-set(LIB_NAME libcurl CACHE STRING "Basename of the curl library")
+set(LIB_NAME libcurl)
 
 if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   set(CURL_STATICLIB NO)
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 3804c26b1..0982cfe6e 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ include_directories(
   )
 
 #Build curl executable
-target_link_libraries(${EXE_NAME} ${LIB_NAME} ${CURL_LIBS})
+target_link_libraries(${EXE_NAME} libcurl ${CURL_LIBS})
 
 ################################################################################
 
diff --git a/tests/libtest/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/libtest/CMakeLists.txt
index 43a6c41a7..2bcf77874 100644
--- a/tests/libtest/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/libtest/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ function(setup_test TEST_NAME)          # ARGN are the files in the test
     include_directories(${CARES_INCLUDE_DIR})
   endif()
 
-  target_link_libraries(${TEST_NAME} ${LIB_NAME} ${CURL_LIBS})
+  target_link_libraries(${TEST_NAME} libcurl ${CURL_LIBS})
 
   set_target_properties(${TEST_NAME}
     PROPERTIES COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${UPPER_TEST_NAME})
diff --git a/tests/unit/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/unit/CMakeLists.txt
index 889c792d3..a680c5308 100644
--- a/tests/unit/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/unit/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ foreach(_testfile ${UT_SRC})
   get_filename_component(_testname ${_testfile} NAME_WE)
   add_executable(${_testname} EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL ${_testfile} ${UT_COMMON_FILES})
   #add_dependencies(testdeps ${_testname})
-  target_link_libraries(${_testname} ${LIB_NAME} ${CURL_LIBS})
+  target_link_libraries(${_testname} libcurl ${CURL_LIBS})
   set_target_properties(${_testname}
       PROPERTIES COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "UNITTESTS")
 endforeach()