diff --git a/cmake/test/gtest.cmake b/cmake/test/gtest.cmake
index 78da186c3..86f1e4b43 100644
--- a/cmake/test/gtest.cmake
+++ b/cmake/test/gtest.cmake
@@ -426,12 +426,21 @@ else()
     set(GMOCK_MAIN_LIBRARIES ${GMOCK_MAIN_LIBRARIES} CACHE INTERNAL "")
     set(GMOCK_BOTH_LIBRARIES ${GMOCK_BOTH_LIBRARIES} CACHE INTERNAL "")
 
-    set(GTEST_FOUND ${GMOCK_FOUND} CACHE INTERNAL "")
-    set(GTEST_INCLUDE_DIRS ${GMOCK_INCLUDE_DIRS} CACHE INTERNAL "")
-    set(GTEST_LIBRARY_DIRS ${GMOCK_LIBRARY_DIRS} CACHE INTERNAL "")
-    set(GTEST_LIBRARIES ${GMOCK_LIBRARIES} CACHE INTERNAL "")
-    set(GTEST_MAIN_LIBRARIES ${GMOCK_MAIN_LIBRARIES} CACHE INTERNAL "")
-    set(GTEST_BOTH_LIBRARIES ${GMOCK_BOTH_LIBRARIES} CACHE INTERNAL "")
+    if(GTEST_FOUND)
+      set(GTEST_FOUND ${GTEST_FOUND} CACHE INTERNAL "")
+      set(GTEST_INCLUDE_DIRS ${GTEST_INCLUDE_DIRS} CACHE INTERNAL "")
+      set(GTEST_LIBRARY_DIRS ${GTEST_LIBRARY_DIRS} CACHE INTERNAL "")
+      set(GTEST_LIBRARIES ${GTEST_LIBRARIES} CACHE INTERNAL "")
+      set(GTEST_MAIN_LIBRARIES ${GTEST_MAIN_LIBRARIES} CACHE INTERNAL "")
+      set(GTEST_BOTH_LIBRARIES ${GTEST_BOTH_LIBRARIES} CACHE INTERNAL "")
+    else()
+      set(GTEST_FOUND ${GMOCK_FOUND} CACHE INTERNAL "")
+      set(GTEST_INCLUDE_DIRS ${GMOCK_INCLUDE_DIRS} CACHE INTERNAL "")
+      set(GTEST_LIBRARY_DIRS ${GMOCK_LIBRARY_DIRS} CACHE INTERNAL "")
+      set(GTEST_LIBRARIES ${GMOCK_LIBRARIES} CACHE INTERNAL "")
+      set(GTEST_MAIN_LIBRARIES ${GMOCK_MAIN_LIBRARIES} CACHE INTERNAL "")
+      set(GTEST_BOTH_LIBRARIES ${GMOCK_BOTH_LIBRARIES} CACHE INTERNAL "")
+    endif()
   elseif(GTEST_FOUND)
     message(STATUS "Found gtest: gtests will be built")
     set(GTEST_FOUND ${GTEST_FOUND} CACHE INTERNAL "")