diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 527f1f6b..dbcf1c17 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ target_compile_definitions(mimalloc-obj PRIVATE ${mi_defines})
 target_compile_options(mimalloc-obj PRIVATE ${mi_cflags})
 target_include_directories(mimalloc-obj PRIVATE include PUBLIC $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include>)
 
-install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/CMakeFiles/mimalloc-obj.dir/src/static.c${CMAKE_C_OUTPUT_EXTENSION}
+install(FILES $<TARGET_OBJECTS:mimalloc-obj>
         DESTINATION ${mi_install_dir}
         RENAME ${mi_basename}${CMAKE_C_OUTPUT_EXTENSION} )