diff --git a/cmake/Modules/Packages/KSPACE.cmake b/cmake/Modules/Packages/KSPACE.cmake
index 184a70f746..83fb963e41 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/Packages/KSPACE.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/Packages/KSPACE.cmake
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ if(PKG_KSPACE)
     if(FFT_MKL_THREADS)
       target_compile_definitions(lammps PRIVATE -DFFT_MKL_THREADS)
     endif()
-    target_include_directories(lammps PRIVATE ${MKL_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-    target_link_libraries(lammps PRIVATE ${MKL_LIBRARIES})
+    target_link_libraries(lammps PRIVATE MKL::MKL)
   else()
     # last option is KISSFFT
     target_compile_definitions(lammps PRIVATE -DFFT_KISS)