diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 47a66e6cc..b1e56d6b0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ endif()
 
 if(FLATBUFFERS_BUILD_FLATC)
   add_executable(flatc ${FlatBuffers_Compiler_SRCS})
+  if(NOT FLATBUFFERS_FLATC_EXECUTABLE)
+    set(FLATBUFFERS_FLATC_EXECUTABLE $<TARGET_FILE:flatc>)
+  endif()
 endif()
 
 if(FLATBUFFERS_BUILD_FLATHASH)