diff --git a/toolsrc/src/commands_create.cpp b/toolsrc/src/commands_create.cpp
index 494c2aa08d..fc795c621b 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/commands_create.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/commands_create.cpp
@@ -4,36 +4,38 @@
 #include "vcpkg_Environment.h"
 #include "vcpkg_Files.h"
 #include "vcpkg_Input.h"
+#include "vcpkglib.h"
 
 namespace vcpkg::Commands::Create
 {
     void perform_and_exit(const vcpkg_cmd_arguments& args, const vcpkg_paths& paths)
     {
-        static const std::string example = Commands::Help::create_example_string(R"###(create zlib2 http://zlib.net/zlib128.zip "zlib128-2.zip")###");
+        static const std::string example = Commands::Help::create_example_string(R"###(create zlib2 http://zlib.net/zlib1211.zip "zlib1211-2.zip")###");
         args.check_max_arg_count(3, example);
         args.check_min_arg_count(2, example);
         args.check_and_get_optional_command_arguments({});
         const std::string port_name = args.command_arguments.at(0);
+        const std::string url = args.command_arguments.at(1);
 
-        Environment::ensure_utilities_on_path(paths);
+        const fs::path& cmake_exe = paths.get_cmake_exe();
+
+        std::vector<CMakeVariable> cmake_args
+        {
+            { L"CMD", L"CREATE" },
+            { L"PORT", port_name },
+            { L"URL", url }
+        };
 
-        // Space OR define the FILENAME with proper spacing
-        std::wstring custom_filename = L" ";
         if (args.command_arguments.size() >= 3)
         {
             const std::string& zip_file_name = args.command_arguments.at(2);
             Checks::check_exit(!Files::has_invalid_chars_for_filesystem(zip_file_name),
-                               R"(Filename cannot contain invalid chars %s, but was %s)",
-                               Files::FILESYSTEM_INVALID_CHARACTERS, zip_file_name);
-            custom_filename = Strings::wformat(LR"( -DFILENAME="%s" )", Strings::utf8_to_utf16(zip_file_name));
+                R"(Filename cannot contain invalid chars %s, but was %s)",
+                Files::FILESYSTEM_INVALID_CHARACTERS, zip_file_name);
+            cmake_args.push_back({ L"FILENAME", zip_file_name });
         }
 
-        const std::wstring cmdline = Strings::wformat(LR"(cmake -DCMD=CREATE -DPORT=%s -DURL=%s%s-P "%s")",
-                                                      Strings::utf8_to_utf16(port_name),
-                                                      Strings::utf8_to_utf16(args.command_arguments.at(1)),
-                                                      custom_filename,
-                                                      paths.ports_cmake.generic_wstring());
-
-        exit(System::cmd_execute(cmdline));
+        const std::wstring cmd_launch_cmake = make_cmake_cmd(cmake_exe, paths.ports_cmake, cmake_args);
+        exit(System::cmd_execute(cmd_launch_cmake));
     }
 }