diff --git a/scripts/cmake/z_vcpkg_function_arguments.cmake b/scripts/cmake/z_vcpkg_function_arguments.cmake
index a189c816de6..368ae369238 100644
--- a/scripts/cmake/z_vcpkg_function_arguments.cmake
+++ b/scripts/cmake/z_vcpkg_function_arguments.cmake
@@ -41,8 +41,10 @@ macro(z_vcpkg_function_arguments OUT_VAR)
     set(z_vcpkg_function_arguments_ARGC "${${z_vcpkg_function_arguments_ARGC_NAME}}")
 
     math(EXPR z_vcpkg_function_arguments_LAST_ARG "${z_vcpkg_function_arguments_ARGC} - 1")
-    foreach(z_vcpkg_function_arguments_N RANGE "${z_vcpkg_function_arguments_FIRST_ARG}" "${z_vcpkg_function_arguments_LAST_ARG}")
-        string(REPLACE ";" "\\;" z_vcpkg_function_arguments_ESCAPED_ARG "${ARGV${z_vcpkg_function_arguments_N}}")
-        list(APPEND "${OUT_VAR}" "${z_vcpkg_function_arguments_ESCAPED_ARG}")
-    endforeach()
+    if(z_vcpkg_function_arguments_LAST_ARG GREATER_EQUAL z_vcpkg_function_arguments_FIRST_ARG)
+        foreach(z_vcpkg_function_arguments_N RANGE "${z_vcpkg_function_arguments_FIRST_ARG}" "${z_vcpkg_function_arguments_LAST_ARG}")
+            string(REPLACE ";" "\\;" z_vcpkg_function_arguments_ESCAPED_ARG "${ARGV${z_vcpkg_function_arguments_N}}")
+            list(APPEND "${OUT_VAR}" "${z_vcpkg_function_arguments_ESCAPED_ARG}")
+        endforeach()
+    endif()
 endmacro()