diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVFindAVIF.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVFindAVIF.cmake
index 26195a7769..8f9358d70d 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVFindAVIF.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVFindAVIF.cmake
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ if(TARGET avif)
     MARK_AS_ADVANCED(AVIF_LIBRARY)
 
     SET(AVIF_FOUND TRUE)
-    GET_TARGET_PROPERTY(AVIF_LIBRARY avif LOCATION)
+    SET(AVIF_LIBRARY avif)
     GET_TARGET_PROPERTY(AVIF_INCLUDE_DIR1 avif INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES)
     GET_TARGET_PROPERTY(AVIF_INCLUDE_DIR2 avif INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES)
     set(AVIF_INCLUDE_DIR)