diff --git a/cmake/HPX_AddComponent.cmake b/cmake/HPX_AddComponent.cmake
index 129a87ced..b45feb3f5 100644
--- a/cmake/HPX_AddComponent.cmake
+++ b/cmake/HPX_AddComponent.cmake	
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ function(add_hpx_component name)
   hpx_setup_target(
     ${name}_component
     TYPE COMPONENT
-    NAME ${name}
+    NAME ${name}_component
     FOLDER ${${name}_FOLDER}
     COMPILE_FLAGS ${${name}_COMPILE_FLAGS}
     LINK_FLAGS ${${name}_LINK_FLAGS}