diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5fe85c80c..e4e224f1c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -504,11 +504,10 @@ else()
 endif()
 if(NOT cmark_FOUND)
     message(STATUS "Using bundled cmark")
-    set(CMARK_STATIC ON CACHE BOOL "Build static libcmark library" FORCE)
-    set(CMARK_SHARED OFF CACHE BOOL "Build shared libcmark library" FORCE)
-    set(CMARK_TESTS OFF CACHE BOOL "Build cmark tests and enable testing" FORCE)
+    set(BUILD_TESTING 0)
+    set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS 0) 
     add_subdirectory(libraries/cmark EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL) # Markdown parser
-    add_library(cmark::cmark ALIAS cmark_static)
+    add_library(cmark::cmark ALIAS cmark)
 else()
     message(STATUS "Using system cmark")
 endif()