diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f6e1071..62aed82 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ set(CURL_LIBS "")
 
 if(ENABLE_ARES)
   set(USE_ARES 1)
-  find_package(CARES REQUIRED)
-  list(APPEND CURL_LIBS ${CARES_LIBRARY})
+  find_package(c-ares CONFIG REQUIRED)
+  list(APPEND CURL_LIBS c-ares::cares)
 endif()
 
 include(CurlSymbolHiding)