diff --git a/panda/src/audiotraits/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/audiotraits/CMakeLists.txt
index e4a28424fe..42732d182f 100644
--- a/panda/src/audiotraits/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/audiotraits/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ if(HAVE_AUDIO)
     composite_sources(p3miles_audio P3MILES_SOURCES)
     include_directories(${MILES_INCLUDE_DIR})
     add_library(p3miles_audio ${P3MILES_HEADERS} ${P3MILES_SOURCES})
-    target_link_libraries(p3miles_audio p3audio p3event p3pipeline
-                          ${_MILES_LIBRARY})
+    target_link_libraries(p3miles_audio p3audio p3event p3pipeline)
+    target_use_packages(p3miles_audio MILES)
 
     install(TARGETS p3miles_audio DESTINATION lib)
   endif()
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ if(HAVE_AUDIO)
     composite_sources(p3fmod_audio P3FMOD_SOURCES)
     include_directories(${FMODEX_INCLUDE_DIR})
     add_library(p3fmod_audio ${P3FMOD_HEADERS} ${P3FMOD_SOURCES})
-    target_link_libraries(p3fmod_audio p3audio p3event
-                          ${_FMODEX_LIBRARY})
+    target_link_libraries(p3fmod_audio p3audio p3event)
+    target_use_packages(p3fmod_audio FMODEX)
 
     install(TARGETS p3fmod_audio DESTINATION lib)
   endif()
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ if(HAVE_AUDIO)
     composite_sources(p3openal_audio P3OPENAL_SOURCES)
     include_directories(${OPENAL_INCLUDE_DIR})
     add_library(p3openal_audio ${P3OPENAL_HEADERS} ${P3OPENAL_SOURCES})
-    target_link_libraries(p3openal_audio p3audio p3event
-                          ${_OPENAL_LIBRARY})
+    target_link_libraries(p3openal_audio p3audio p3event)
+    target_use_packages(p3openal_audio OPENAL)
 
     install(TARGETS p3openal_audio DESTINATION lib)
   endif()
diff --git a/panda/src/express/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/express/CMakeLists.txt
index 15f27dc53b..ff7cc014ee 100644
--- a/panda/src/express/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/express/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ else()
   target_include_directories(p3express PUBLIC
     $<TARGET_PROPERTY:p3interrogatedb,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>)
 endif()
-target_link_libraries(p3express p3pandabase p3dtool p3prc p3dconfig
-  ${_TAR_LIBRARY} ${_ZLIB_LIBRARY})
+target_link_libraries(p3express p3pandabase p3dtool p3prc p3dconfig)
+target_use_packages(p3express TAR ZLIB)
 target_interrogate(p3express ALL EXTENSIONS ${P3EXPRESS_IGATEEXT})
 
 if(WIN32)
diff --git a/panda/src/glgsg/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/glgsg/CMakeLists.txt
index 94817a9805..d3c5567281 100644
--- a/panda/src/glgsg/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/glgsg/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ if(HAVE_GL)
   composite_sources(p3glgsg P3GLGSG_SOURCES)
   add_library(p3glgsg ${P3GLGSG_HEADERS} ${P3GLGSG_SOURCES})
   target_link_libraries(p3glgsg p3glstuff p3display
-    ${OPENGL_LIBRARIES} ${_CG_LIBRARIES})
+    ${OPENGL_LIBRARIES})
+  target_use_packages(p3glgsg CG)
 
   install(TARGETS p3glgsg DESTINATION lib)
   install(FILES ${P3GLGSG_HEADERS} DESTINATION include/panda3d)
diff --git a/panda/src/gobj/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/gobj/CMakeLists.txt
index 5064b2263d..7cefb48391 100644
--- a/panda/src/gobj/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/gobj/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ set(P3GOBJ_IGATEEXT
 
 composite_sources(p3gobj P3GOBJ_SOURCES)
 add_library(p3gobj ${P3GOBJ_HEADERS} ${P3GOBJ_SOURCES})
-target_link_libraries(p3gobj p3gsgbase p3pnmimage
-  ${_ZLIB_LIBRARIES} ${_SQUISH_LIBRARY} ${_CG_LIBRARY})
+target_link_libraries(p3gobj p3gsgbase p3pnmimage)
+target_use_packages(p3gobj ZLIB SQUISH CG)
 target_interrogate(p3gobj ALL EXTENSIONS ${P3GOBJ_IGATEEXT})
 
 install(TARGETS p3gobj DESTINATION lib)
diff --git a/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/CMakeLists.txt
index 5466a5a826..509d13bd11 100644
--- a/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ set(P3PNMIMAGETYPES_SOURCES
 
 composite_sources(p3pnmimagetypes P3PNMIMAGETYPES_SOURCES)
 add_library(p3pnmimagetypes ${P3PNMIMAGETYPES_HEADERS} ${P3PNMIMAGETYPES_SOURCES})
-target_link_libraries(p3pnmimagetypes p3pnmimage ${_JPEG_LIBRARIES}
-  ${_TIFF_LIBRARIES} ${_PNG_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(p3pnmimagetypes p3pnmimage)
+target_use_packages(p3pnmimagetypes JPEG TIFF PNG)
 
 install(TARGETS p3pnmimagetypes DESTINATION lib)
diff --git a/panda/src/pnmtext/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/pnmtext/CMakeLists.txt
index 6ad9d8372a..cfd2a0f24e 100644
--- a/panda/src/pnmtext/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/pnmtext/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ if(HAVE_FREETYPE)
 
   composite_sources(p3pnmtext P3PNMTEXT_SOURCES)
   add_library(p3pnmtext ${P3PNMTEXT_HEADERS} ${P3PNMTEXT_SOURCES})
-  target_link_libraries(p3pnmtext p3parametrics p3pnmimage ${_FREETYPE_LIBRARIES})
+  target_link_libraries(p3pnmtext p3parametrics p3pnmimage)
+  target_use_packages(p3pnmtext FREETYPE)
   target_interrogate(p3pnmtext ALL)
 
   install(TARGETS p3pnmtext DESTINATION lib)
diff --git a/panda/src/text/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/text/CMakeLists.txt
index 2c8e1f6b35..f6a6a9c3a3 100644
--- a/panda/src/text/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/text/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ composite_sources(p3text P3TEXT_SOURCES)
 add_library(p3text ${P3TEXT_HEADERS} ${P3TEXT_SOURCES})
 target_link_libraries(p3text p3parametrics)
 if(HAVE_FREETYPE)
-  target_link_libraries(p3text p3pnmtext ${_FREETYPE_LIBRARIES})
+  target_link_libraries(p3text p3pnmtext)
 endif()
 target_interrogate(p3text ALL)