diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index dcafb649f..5a716daa0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -391,6 +391,11 @@ IF(HUNTER_ENABLED)
   )
 ELSE(HUNTER_ENABLED)
   # cmake configuration files
+  if(${BUILD_SHARED_LIBS})
+    set(BUILD_LIB_TYPE SHARED)
+  else()
+    set(BUILD_LIB_TYPE STATIC)
+  endif()
   CONFIGURE_FILE("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/assimp-config.cmake.in"         "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/assimp-config.cmake" @ONLY IMMEDIATE)
   CONFIGURE_FILE("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/assimpTargets.cmake.in"         "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/assimpTargets.cmake" @ONLY IMMEDIATE)
   IF (is_multi_config)
diff --git a/assimpTargets.cmake.in b/assimpTargets.cmake.in
index ab1a8d2c7..ea63ba2a5 100644
--- a/assimpTargets.cmake.in
+++ b/assimpTargets.cmake.in
@@ -51,11 +51,7 @@ if(_IMPORT_PREFIX STREQUAL "/")
 endif()
 
 # Create imported target assimp::assimp
-if(@BUILD_SHARED_LIBS@)
-  add_library(assimp::assimp SHARED IMPORTED)
-else()
-  add_library(assimp::assimp STATIC IMPORTED)
-endif()
+add_library(assimp::assimp @BUILD_LIB_TYPE@ IMPORTED)
 
 set_target_properties(assimp::assimp PROPERTIES
   COMPATIBLE_INTERFACE_STRING "assimp_MAJOR_VERSION"