diff --git a/cmake/gtest.cmake b/cmake/gtest.cmake
index aa5624985..7f0f7d441 100644
--- a/cmake/gtest.cmake
+++ b/cmake/gtest.cmake
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ ExternalProject_Add(
              $<$<BOOL:MSVC>:-Dgtest_force_shared_crt=ON>
   BUILD_COMMAND
     "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" --build
-    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ppc_googletest/build" --config
-    ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} --parallel
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ppc_googletest/build" --config $<CONFIG>
+    --parallel
   INSTALL_COMMAND
     "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" --install
-    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ppc_googletest/build" --prefix
-    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ppc_googletest/install")
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ppc_googletest/build" --config $<CONFIG>
+    --prefix "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ppc_googletest/install")
 
 function(ppc_link_gtest exec_func_lib)
   # Add external project include directories
diff --git a/cmake/json.cmake b/cmake/json.cmake
index e7cb80c17..30706b156 100644
--- a/cmake/json.cmake
+++ b/cmake/json.cmake
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ ExternalProject_Add(
              -DJSON_BuildTests=OFF
   BUILD_COMMAND
     "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" --build "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ppc_json/build"
-    --config ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} --parallel
+    --config $<CONFIG> --parallel
   INSTALL_COMMAND
     "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" --install "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ppc_json/build"
-    --prefix "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ppc_json/install")
+    --config $<CONFIG> --prefix "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ppc_json/install")
 
 function(ppc_link_json exec_func_lib)
   # Add external project include directories
diff --git a/cmake/libenvpp.cmake b/cmake/libenvpp.cmake
index 0d3adc23b..c7217a847 100644
--- a/cmake/libenvpp.cmake
+++ b/cmake/libenvpp.cmake
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ ExternalProject_Add(
              -DLIBENVPP_EXAMPLES=OFF
   BUILD_COMMAND
     "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" --build "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ppc_libenvpp/build"
-    --config ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} --parallel
+    --config $<CONFIG> --parallel
   INSTALL_COMMAND
     "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" --install
-    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ppc_libenvpp/build" --prefix
-    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ppc_libenvpp/install")
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ppc_libenvpp/build" --config $<CONFIG>
+    --prefix "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ppc_libenvpp/install")
 
 string(TOLOWER "${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" cmake_build_type_lower)
 if(cmake_build_type_lower STREQUAL "debug")
@@ -48,5 +48,6 @@ function(ppc_link_envpp exec_func_lib)
   target_link_directories(${exec_func_lib} PUBLIC
                           "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/ppc_libenvpp/build")
   target_link_libraries(${exec_func_lib} PUBLIC ${PPC_ENVPP_LIB_NAME})
-  target_link_libraries(${exec_func_lib} PUBLIC ${PPC_FMT_LIB_NAME})
+  target_link_libraries(${exec_func_lib} PUBLIC $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:fmtd>
+                                                $<$<NOT:$<CONFIG:Debug>>:fmt>)
 endfunction()
diff --git a/cmake/onetbb.cmake b/cmake/onetbb.cmake
index c8b1a1a67..08ef716c9 100644
--- a/cmake/onetbb.cmake
+++ b/cmake/onetbb.cmake
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ if(NOT ENABLE_SYSTEM_TBB)
                -DTBB_TEST=OFF
     BUILD_COMMAND
       "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" --build "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ppc_onetbb/build"
-      --config ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} --parallel
+      --config $<CONFIG> --parallel
     INSTALL_COMMAND
       "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" --install
-      "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ppc_onetbb/build" --prefix
+      "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ppc_onetbb/build" --config $<CONFIG> --prefix
       "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ppc_onetbb/install"
     TEST_COMMAND ${ppc_onetbb_TEST_COMMAND})