diff --git a/external/gtest.cmake b/external/gtest.cmake
index ccd9ac034a..d130442dc4 100644
--- a/external/gtest.cmake
+++ b/external/gtest.cmake
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@ set(BUILD_GMOCK   OFF CACHE BOOL "prevents building gmock"   FORCE)
 add_subdirectory(${googletest_SOURCE_DIR} ${googletest_BINARY_DIR})
 
 if(MSVC)
-  set(gtest_LIBRARIES ${REPOSITORY_DIR}/build/ThirdParty/lib/$<$<CONFIG:Release>:Release>$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:Debug>/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}gtest$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:d>${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
+  set(gtest_LIBRARIES ${REPOSITORY_DIR}/build/ThirdParty/lib/$<$<CONFIG:Release>:Release>$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:Debug>/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}gtest${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
 else()
   if("${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL "Debug")
     set(DEBUG_POSTFIX d)
   endif()
-  set(gtest_LIBRARIES ${REPOSITORY_DIR}/build/ThirdParty/lib/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}gtest$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:d>${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
+  set(gtest_LIBRARIES ${REPOSITORY_DIR}/build/ThirdParty/lib/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}gtest${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
 endif()
 FILE(APPEND "${EXPORT_FILE_NAME}" "gtest_INCLUDE_DIRS@@@${googletest_SOURCE_DIR}/googletest/include\n")
 FILE(APPEND "${EXPORT_FILE_NAME}" "gtest_LIBRARIES@@@${gtest_LIBRARIES}\n")