diff --git a/cmake/libssh2-config.cmake.in b/cmake/libssh2-config.cmake.in
index 7b1ad2c7..3827f4cb 100644
--- a/cmake/libssh2-config.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/libssh2-config.cmake.in
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 option(LIBSSH2_USE_PKGCONFIG "Enable pkg-config to detect @PROJECT_NAME@ dependencies. Default: @LIBSSH2_USE_PKGCONFIG@" "@LIBSSH2_USE_PKGCONFIG@")
 
 include(CMakeFindDependencyMacro)
-list(PREPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR})
+set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR} ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH})
 
 set(_lib "")
 if("@CRYPTO_BACKEND@" STREQUAL "OpenSSL")