diff --git a/drogon_ctl/CMakeLists.txt b/drogon_ctl/CMakeLists.txt
index 9f2f1e74..249c453d 100755
--- a/drogon_ctl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/drogon_ctl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@ add_executable(_drogon_ctl
 target_link_libraries(_drogon_ctl ${PROJECT_NAME})
 if (WIN32 AND BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   set(DROGON_FILE $<TARGET_FILE:drogon>)
-  set(TRANTOR_FILE $<TARGET_FILE:trantor>)
+  if (USE_SUBMODULE)
+    set(TRANTOR_FILE $<TARGET_FILE:trantor>)
+  else()
+    set(TRANTOR_FILE $<TARGET_FILE:Trantor::Trantor>)
+  endif()
   add_custom_command(TARGET _drogon_ctl POST_BUILD
           COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
           -DCTL_FILE=${DROGON_FILE}