diff --git a/Source/CMakeLists.txt b/Source/CMakeLists.txt
index 31d514d8fa..31dbd5d0df 100644
--- a/Source/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Source/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ target_link_libraries(
     LibArchive::LibArchive
     ZLIB::ZLIB
     JsonCpp::JsonCpp
-    ${CMAKE_LIBUV_LIBRARIES}
+    LibUV::LibUV
     ${CMAKE_LIBRHASH_LIBRARIES}
     ${CMake_KWIML_LIBRARIES}
     ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT}
diff --git a/Source/Modules/CMakeBuildUtilities.cmake b/Source/Modules/CMakeBuildUtilities.cmake
index b17c7ce1b5..71dd37f376 100644
--- a/Source/Modules/CMakeBuildUtilities.cmake
+++ b/Source/Modules/CMakeBuildUtilities.cmake
@@ -336,10 +336,9 @@ if(CMAKE_USE_SYSTEM_LIBUV)
     message(FATAL_ERROR
       "CMAKE_USE_SYSTEM_LIBUV is ON but a libuv is not found!")
   endif()
-  set(CMAKE_LIBUV_LIBRARIES LibUV::LibUV)
 else()
-  set(CMAKE_LIBUV_LIBRARIES cmlibuv)
   add_subdirectory(Utilities/cmlibuv)
+  add_library(LibUV::LibUV ALIAS cmlibuv)
   CMAKE_SET_TARGET_FOLDER(cmlibuv "Utilities/3rdParty")
 endif()