diff --git a/adm/cmake/3rdparty_macro.cmake b/adm/cmake/3rdparty_macro.cmake
index ac8a0ea729..202ee0ac2c 100644
--- a/adm/cmake/3rdparty_macro.cmake
+++ b/adm/cmake/3rdparty_macro.cmake
@@ -373,16 +373,17 @@ macro(CONFIGURE_DRACO_DEPS)
     else()
       set (USED_LIB_DEBUG ${3RDPARTY_DRACO_LIBRARY})
     endif()
-    set (USED_LIB_CONF)
-    if (EXISTS ${USED_LIB_DEBUG})
-      set (USED_LIB_CONF "$<$<CONFIG:DEBUG>:${USED_LIB_DEBUG}>;${USED_LIB_CONF}")
-    endif()
-    if (EXISTS ${USED_LIB_RELEASE})
-      set (USED_LIB_CONF "$<$<CONFIG:RELEASE>:${USED_LIB_RELEASE}>;${USED_LIB_CONF}")
-      set (USED_LIB_CONF "$<$<CONFIG:RELWITHDEBINFO>:${USED_LIB_RELEASE}>;${USED_LIB_CONF}")
+
+    # Extract paths
+    get_filename_component(LIB_DEBUG_PATH ${USED_LIB_DEBUG} PATH)
+    get_filename_component(LIB_RELEASE_PATH ${USED_LIB_RELEASE} PATH)
+
+    # Add library directories
+    if (EXISTS ${LIB_DEBUG_PATH})
+      target_link_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE "$<$<CONFIG:DEBUG>:${LIB_DEBUG_PATH}>")
     endif()
-    if (DEFINED USED_LIB_CONF)
-      set_property (TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME} APPEND PROPERTY LINK_LIBRARIES "${USED_LIB_CONF}")
+    if (EXISTS ${LIB_RELEASE_PATH})
+      target_link_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE "$<$<CONFIG:RELEASE>:${LIB_RELEASE_PATH}>;$<$<CONFIG:RELWITHDEBINFO>:${LIB_RELEASE_PATH}>")
     endif()
   endif()
 endmacro()