diff --git a/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_check_features.cmake b/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_check_features.cmake
index 115b1501f23..d089ac5b1fb 100644
--- a/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_check_features.cmake
+++ b/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_check_features.cmake
@@ -94,12 +94,12 @@ function(vcpkg_check_features)
 
             if(${_vcf_FEATURE} IN_LIST FEATURES)
                 set(${_vcf_FEATURE_VAR} ON PARENT_SCOPE)
+                list(APPEND _vcf_FEATURE_OPTIONS "-D${_vcf_FEATURE_VAR}=ON")
             else()
                 set(${_vcf_FEATURE_VAR} OFF PARENT_SCOPE)
+                list(APPEND _vcf_FEATURE_OPTIONS "-D${_vcf_FEATURE_VAR}=OFF")
             endif()
 
-            list(APPEND _vcf_FEATURE_OPTIONS "-D${_vcf_FEATURE_VAR}=${${_vcf_FEATURE_VAR}}")
-
             set(_vcf_IS_FEATURE_ARG ON)
         endif()
     endforeach()