diff --git a/cmake/ComplexLibrary.cmake b/cmake/ComplexLibrary.cmake
index 5e91582e9..98ef345e9 100644
--- a/cmake/ComplexLibrary.cmake
+++ b/cmake/ComplexLibrary.cmake
@@ -47,9 +47,11 @@ function(export_complex_library)
 		message(FATAL_ERROR "export_complex_library requires a name to be set")
 	endif()
 	if (NOT ${PREFIX}_MODULE)
+		# get the module prefix and remove it from libname
 		string(REPLACE "-" ";" LIBNAME_LIST "${${PREFIX}_LIBNAME}")
 		list(GET LIBNAME_LIST 0 MODULE)
-		list(GET LIBNAME_LIST 1 LIBNAME)
+		list(REMOVE_AT LIBNAME_LIST 0)
+		string(REPLACE ";" "-" LIBNAME "${LIBNAME_LIST}")
 	else()
 		set(MODULE ${${PREFIX}_MODULE})
 		set(LIBNAME ${${PREFIX}_LIBNAME})