diff --git a/ports/alembic/portfile.cmake b/ports/alembic/portfile.cmake
index a5fc75473..99f2450e5 100644
--- a/ports/alembic/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/alembic/portfile.cmake
@@ -18,15 +18,14 @@ vcpkg_apply_patches(
     PATCHES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/fix-hdf5link.patch
 )
 
-SET(VCPKG_INSTALLED ${VCPKG_ROOT_DIR}/installed/${TARGET_TRIPLET})
 vcpkg_configure_cmake(
     SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH}
     OPTIONS -DUSE_HDF5=ON
 # work around for cmake-3.9 FindHDF5.cmake issue
 # https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/issues/17039
     -DHDF5_FOUND=1
-    -DHDF5_INCLUDE_DIRS=${VCPKG_INSTALLED}/include
-    -DHDF5_LIBRARIES=${VCPKG_INSTALLED}/lib/hdf5.lib
+    -DHDF5_INCLUDE_DIRS=${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/include
+    -DHDF5_LIBRARIES=${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/lib/hdf5.lib
 )
 
 vcpkg_install_cmake()