diff --git a/CMake/Utilities.cmake b/CMake/Utilities.cmake
index 7d2c8328e1..f86a6aa1e8 100644
--- a/CMake/Utilities.cmake
+++ b/CMake/Utilities.cmake
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ function(curl_dumptargetprops _target)
     list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES _cmake_property_list)
     list(REMOVE_ITEM _cmake_property_list "")
     list(APPEND _cmake_property_list "INTERFACE_LIBCURL_PC_MODULES")
-    get_target_property(_target_type ${_target} TYPE)
-    if(NOT _target_type MATCHES "(INTERFACE_LIBRARY|UNKNOWN_LIBRARY)")
+    get_target_property(_target_imported ${_target} IMPORTED)
+    if(NOT _target_imported)
       list(REMOVE_ITEM _cmake_property_list "LOCATION" "LOCATION_<CONFIG>" "MACOSX_PACKAGE_LOCATION" "VS_DEPLOYMENT_LOCATION")
     endif()
     foreach(_prop IN LISTS _cmake_property_list)