diff --git a/cmake/macros.cmake b/cmake/macros.cmake
index edc30fcfb..c04c760a7 100644
--- a/cmake/macros.cmake
+++ b/cmake/macros.cmake
@@ -209,9 +209,9 @@ function(SDL_install_pdb TARGET DIRECTORY)
   elseif(type STREQUAL "STATIC_LIBRARY")
     # FIXME: Use $<TARGET_COMPILE_PDB_FILE:${TARGET} once it becomes available (https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/-/issues/25244)
     if(CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "^Visual Studio.*")
-      install(CODE "file(INSTALL DESTINATION \"\${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${DIRECTORY}\" TYPE FILE OPTIONAL FILES \"${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/\${CMAKE_INSTALL_CONFIG_NAME}/$<TARGET_FILE_BASE_NAME:${TARGET}>.pdb\")")
+      install(CODE "file(INSTALL DESTINATION \"\${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${DIRECTORY}\" TYPE FILE OPTIONAL FILES \"${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/\${CMAKE_INSTALL_CONFIG_NAME}/${TARGET}.pdb\")")
     else()
-      install(CODE "file(INSTALL DESTINATION \"\${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${DIRECTORY}\" TYPE FILE OPTIONAL FILES \"${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/CMakeFiles/${TARGET}.dir/$<TARGET_FILE_BASE_NAME:${TARGET}>.pdb\")")
+      install(CODE "file(INSTALL DESTINATION \"\${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${DIRECTORY}\" TYPE FILE OPTIONAL FILES \"${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/CMakeFiles/${TARGET}.dir/${TARGET}.pdb\")")
     endif()
   endif()
 endfunction()