diff --git a/gdk-pixbuf/CMakeLists.txt b/gdk-pixbuf/CMakeLists.txt
index 85ad59708..d6aa4a5f9 100644
--- a/gdk-pixbuf/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/gdk-pixbuf/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 if(UNIX OR MINGW)
   find_package(PkgConfig)
   find_package(Threads)
-  pkg_check_modules(GDKPIXBUF2 gdk-pixbuf-2.0)
+  pkg_check_modules(GDKPIXBUF2 gdk-pixbuf-2.0 IMPORTED_TARGET)
 
   if(GDKPIXBUF2_FOUND)
-    execute_process(
-      COMMAND ${PKG_CONFIG_EXECUTABLE} gdk-pixbuf-2.0 --variable gdk_pixbuf_moduledir
-              --define-variable=prefix=${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX} OUTPUT_VARIABLE GDKPIXBUF2_MODULE_DIR
-      OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+    pkg_get_variable(GDKPIXBUF2_MODULE_DIR gdk-pixbuf-2.0 gdk_pixbuf_moduledir)
 
     add_library(pixbufloader-heif MODULE pixbufloader-heif.c)
 
@@ -15,7 +12,7 @@ if(UNIX)
 
     target_link_directories(pixbufloader-heif PRIVATE ${GDKPIXBUF2_LIBRARY_DIRS})
 
-    target_link_libraries(pixbufloader-heif PUBLIC ${GDKPIXBUF2_LIBRARIES} heif)
+    target_link_libraries(pixbufloader-heif PUBLIC PkgConfig::GDKPIXBUF2 heif)
 
     install(TARGETS pixbufloader-heif DESTINATION ${GDKPIXBUF2_MODULE_DIR})
   endif()