diff --git a/assimpTargets-debug.cmake.in b/assimpTargets-debug.cmake.in
index 1ebe2a608..ed98e777b 100644
--- a/assimpTargets-debug.cmake.in
+++ b/assimpTargets-debug.cmake.in
@@ -63,7 +63,11 @@ if(MSVC)
 else()
   set(ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX "@ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX@" CACHE STRING "the suffix for the assimp libraries" )
   if(ASSIMP_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-    set(sharedLibraryName "libassimp${ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}@CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX@@CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX@.@ASSIMP_VERSION_MAJOR@")
+    if(APPLE)
+        set(sharedLibraryName "libassimp${ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}@CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX@.@ASSIMP_VERSION_MAJOR@@CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX@")
+    else(APPLE)
+        set(sharedLibraryName "libassimp${ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}@CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX@@CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX@.@ASSIMP_VERSION_MAJOR@")
+    endif()
     set_target_properties(assimp::assimp PROPERTIES
       IMPORTED_SONAME_DEBUG "${sharedLibraryName}"
       IMPORTED_LOCATION_DEBUG "${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/lib/${sharedLibraryName}"
diff --git a/assimpTargets-release.cmake.in b/assimpTargets-release.cmake.in
index b09b881f7..a5fe74933 100644
--- a/assimpTargets-release.cmake.in
+++ b/assimpTargets-release.cmake.in
@@ -63,7 +63,11 @@ if(MSVC)
 else()
   set(ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX "@ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX@" CACHE STRING "the suffix for the assimp libraries" )
   if(ASSIMP_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-    set(sharedLibraryName "libassimp${ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}@CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX@.@ASSIMP_VERSION_MAJOR@")
+    if(APPLE)
+        set(sharedLibraryName "libassimp${ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}.@ASSIMP_VERSION_MAJOR@@CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX@")
+    else(APPLE)
+        set(sharedLibraryName "libassimp${ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}@CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX@.@ASSIMP_VERSION_MAJOR@")
+    endif()
     set_target_properties(assimp::assimp PROPERTIES
       IMPORTED_SONAME_RELEASE "${sharedLibraryName}"
       IMPORTED_LOCATION_RELEASE "${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/lib/${sharedLibraryName}"