diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 1430dc920..47d4c65f1 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ gz_create_core_library(SOURCES ${sources} CXX_STANDARD 17)
 
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_LIBRARY_TARGET_NAME}
   PUBLIC
-    ${gz-math${GZ_MATH_VER}_LIBRARIES}
+    gz-math${GZ_MATH_VER}::gz-math${GZ_MATH_VER}
     gz-utils${GZ_UTILS_VER}::gz-utils${GZ_UTILS_VER}
     gz-plugin${GZ_PLUGIN_VER}::register
     Eigen3::Eigen)