diff --git a/CMake/FindGSS.cmake b/CMake/FindGSS.cmake
index 2b37cbe485..93efb49786 100644
--- a/CMake/FindGSS.cmake
+++ b/CMake/FindGSS.cmake
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ set(_gss_LIBRARY_DIRS "")
 if(NOT GSS_ROOT_DIR AND NOT "$ENV{GSS_ROOT_DIR}")
   if(CURL_USE_PKGCONFIG)
     find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
-    pkg_search_module(_gss ${_gnu_modname} ${_mit_modname})
+    pkg_search_module(_gss ${_mit_modname} ${_gnu_modname})
     list(APPEND _gss_root_hints "${_gss_PREFIX}")
     set(_gss_version "${_gss_VERSION}")
   endif()