diff --git a/cmake/Modules/Packages/PLUMED.cmake b/cmake/Modules/Packages/PLUMED.cmake
index 0ecbe5ddad..e0e4ff0dde 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/Packages/PLUMED.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/Packages/PLUMED.cmake
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ if(DOWNLOAD_PLUMED)
   add_library(LAMMPS::PLUMED UNKNOWN IMPORTED)
   add_dependencies(LAMMPS::PLUMED plumed_build)
   if(PLUMED_MODE STREQUAL "STATIC")
-    set_target_properties(LAMMPS::PLUMED PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION ${INSTALL_DIR}/lib/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}plumed.a INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "${PLUMED_LINK_LIBS};${CMAKE_DL_LIBS}")
+    set_target_properties(LAMMPS::PLUMED PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION ${INSTALL_DIR}/lib/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}plumed${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX} INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "${PLUMED_LINK_LIBS};${CMAKE_DL_LIBS}")
   elseif(PLUMED_MODE STREQUAL "SHARED")
     set_target_properties(LAMMPS::PLUMED PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION ${INSTALL_DIR}/lib/${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_PREFIX}plumed${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX} INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "${INSTALL_DIR}/lib/${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_PREFIX}plumedKernel${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX};${CMAKE_DL_LIBS}")
   elseif(PLUMED_MODE STREQUAL "RUNTIME")