diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index ac593613..7b970e13 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ IF( EXIV2_ENABLE_PNG )
     IF( ZLIB_FOUND )
         IF( MSVC )
             if ( EXIV2_ENABLE_SHARED )
-                TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( exiv2lib optimized ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES} debug ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES}d )
+                TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( exiv2lib optimized ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES}.lib debug ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES}d.lib )
             else()
                 TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( exiv2lib optimized zlibstatic.lib debug zlibstaticd.lib )
             endif()