diff --git a/builtins/zlib/CMakeLists.txt b/builtins/zlib/CMakeLists.txt
index 61da09c0c3c40..aa5755adb5cf3 100644
--- a/builtins/zlib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/builtins/zlib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ endif()
 
 add_library(ZLIB::ZLIB ALIAS ZLIB)
 
-set(ZLIB_LIBRARY $<TARGET_FILE:ZLIB> CACHE INTERNAL "")
+set(ZLIB_LIBRARY $<TARGET_FILE:ZLIB::ZLIB> CACHE INTERNAL FORCE "")
 set(ZLIB_LIBRARIES ZLIB::ZLIB CACHE INTERNAL "")
 
 if(DEFINED ZLIB_LIBRARY_DEBUG)