diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 97980ef59..e22f2cfdd 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ if (HB_HAVE_INTROSPECTION)
   # We need to account for the varying output directories
   # when we build using Visual Studio projects
   if ("${CMAKE_GENERATOR}" MATCHES "Visual Studio*")
-    set (hb_libpath "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/$<CONFIGURATION>")
+    set (hb_libpath "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/$<CONFIG>")
   else ()
     set (hb_libpath "$<TARGET_FILE_DIR:harfbuzz-gobject>")
   endif ()
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ if (NOT SKIP_INSTALL_LIBRARIES AND NOT SKIP_INSTALL_ALL)
     make_pkgconfig_pc_file("harfbuzz-gobject")
     if (HB_HAVE_INTROSPECTION)
       if ("${CMAKE_GENERATOR}" MATCHES "Visual Studio*")
-        set (hb_libpath "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/$<CONFIGURATION>")
+        set (hb_libpath "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/$<CONFIG>")
       else ()
         set (hb_libpath "$<TARGET_FILE_DIR:harfbuzz-gobject>")
       endif ()