diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3b83a7f..0ceaf5b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1652,7 +1652,9 @@ if(NOT CURL_DISABLE_INSTALL)
   set(LDFLAGS                 "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS}")
   set(LIBCURL_LIBS            "")
   set(libdir                  "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib")
-  foreach(_lib ${CMAKE_C_IMPLICIT_LINK_LIBRARIES} ${CURL_LIBS})
+  set(CURL_LIBS_FLAT "")
+  vcpkg_curl_flatten(CURL_LIBS CURL_LIBS_FLAT)
+  foreach(_lib ${CURL_LIBS_FLAT})
     if(TARGET "${_lib}")
       set(_libname "${_lib}")
       get_target_property(_imported "${_libname}" IMPORTED)