diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 37df6feb..175d5260 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -175,16 +175,16 @@ target_include_directories(fmt PUBLIC
   $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include>)
 
 set_target_properties(fmt PROPERTIES
-  VERSION ${FMT_VERSION} SOVERSION ${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR}
+  OUTPUT_NAME fmt
+  VERSION ${FMT_VERSION}
+  SOVERSION ${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR}
   DEBUG_POSTFIX d)
 
 # Configure pkg-config fmt.pc properly
-string(TOLOWER ${PROJECT_NAME} PROJECT_NAME_LOWER)
+get_target_property(FMT_LIB_NAME fmt OUTPUT_NAME)
 if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
-  get_target_property(_FMT_LIB_POSTFIX ${PROJECT_NAME_LOWER} DEBUG_POSTFIX)
-  set(FMT_LIB_NAME ${PROJECT_NAME_LOWER}${_FMT_LIB_POSTFIX})
-else()
-  set(FMT_LIB_NAME ${PROJECT_NAME_LOWER})
+  get_target_property(_FMT_LIB_POSTFIX fmt DEBUG_POSTFIX)
+  set(FMT_LIB_NAME ${FMT_LIB_NAME}${_FMT_LIB_POSTFIX})
 endif()
 
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)