diff --git a/CMake/curl-config.in.cmake b/CMake/curl-config.in.cmake
index 4e7c29fff6..4d7d0fd1ed 100644
--- a/CMake/curl-config.in.cmake
+++ b/CMake/curl-config.in.cmake
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ if("@USE_OPENSSL@")
   # Define lib duplicate to fixup lib order for GCC binutils ld in static builds
   if(TARGET OpenSSL::Crypto AND NOT TARGET CURL::OpenSSL_Crypto)
     add_library(CURL::OpenSSL_Crypto INTERFACE IMPORTED)
-    get_target_property(_curl_libname OpenSSL::Crypto LOCATION)
-    set_target_properties(CURL::OpenSSL_Crypto PROPERTIES INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "${_curl_libname}")
+    set_target_properties(CURL::OpenSSL_Crypto PROPERTIES INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES OpenSSL::Crypto)
   endif()
 endif()
 if("@HAVE_LIBZ@")
@@ -51,8 +50,7 @@ if("@HAVE_LIBZ@")
   # Define lib duplicate to fixup lib order for GCC binutils ld in static builds
   if(TARGET ZLIB::ZLIB AND NOT TARGET CURL::ZLIB)
     add_library(CURL::ZLIB INTERFACE IMPORTED)
-    get_target_property(_curl_libname ZLIB::ZLIB LOCATION)
-    set_target_properties(CURL::ZLIB PROPERTIES INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "${_curl_libname}")
+    set_target_properties(CURL::ZLIB PROPERTIES INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES ZLIB::ZLIB)
   endif()
 endif()
 
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 64c8895eef..eed9d6bbbe 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1843,22 +1843,14 @@ endif()
 # to consume libcurl, regardless of the compiler used to build libcurl itself.
 if(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU")
   if(USE_OPENSSL AND TARGET OpenSSL::Crypto)
-    get_target_property(_curl_imported OpenSSL::Crypto IMPORTED)
-    if(_curl_imported)
-      add_library(CURL::OpenSSL_Crypto INTERFACE IMPORTED)
-      get_target_property(_curl_libname OpenSSL::Crypto LOCATION)
-      set_target_properties(CURL::OpenSSL_Crypto PROPERTIES INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "${_curl_libname}")
-      list(APPEND CURL_LIBS CURL::OpenSSL_Crypto)
-    endif()
+    add_library(CURL::OpenSSL_Crypto INTERFACE IMPORTED)
+    set_target_properties(CURL::OpenSSL_Crypto PROPERTIES INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES OpenSSL::Crypto)
+    list(APPEND CURL_LIBS CURL::OpenSSL_Crypto)
   endif()
   if(HAVE_LIBZ AND TARGET ZLIB::ZLIB)
-    get_target_property(_curl_imported ZLIB::ZLIB IMPORTED)
-    if(_curl_imported)
-      add_library(CURL::ZLIB INTERFACE IMPORTED)
-      get_target_property(_curl_libname ZLIB::ZLIB LOCATION)
-      set_target_properties(CURL::ZLIB PROPERTIES INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "${_curl_libname}")
-      list(APPEND CURL_LIBS CURL::ZLIB)
-    endif()
+    add_library(CURL::ZLIB INTERFACE IMPORTED)
+    set_target_properties(CURL::ZLIB PROPERTIES INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES ZLIB::ZLIB)
+    list(APPEND CURL_LIBS CURL::ZLIB)
   endif()
   if(WIN32)
     add_library(CURL::win32_winsock INTERFACE IMPORTED)