diff --git a/stl/CMakeLists.txt b/stl/CMakeLists.txt
index 4041de770..7047f3579 100644
--- a/stl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/stl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ function(add_stl_dlls D_SUFFIX THIS_CONFIG_DEFINITIONS THIS_CONFIG_COMPILE_OPTIO
     set_property(DIRECTORY APPEND PROPERTY CMAKE_CONFIGURE_DEPENDS "${_ATOMIC_WAIT_DEF_FILE_SRC}")
     file(READ "${_ATOMIC_WAIT_DEF_FILE_SRC}" _ATOMIC_WAIT_SRC_CONTENTS)
     string(REPLACE "LIBRARYNAME" "${_ATOMIC_WAIT_OUTPUT_NAME_UPPER}" _ATOMIC_WAIT_DEF_CONTENTS "${_ATOMIC_WAIT_SRC_CONTENTS}")
-    file(WRITE "${_ATOMIC_WAIT_DEF_NAME}" "${_ATOMIC_WAIT_DEF_CONTENTS}")
+    file(GENERATE OUTPUT "${_ATOMIC_WAIT_DEF_NAME}" CONTENT "${_ATOMIC_WAIT_DEF_CONTENTS}")
 
     add_library(msvcp${D_SUFFIX}_atomic_wait SHARED "${_ATOMIC_WAIT_DEF_NAME}")
     target_link_libraries(msvcp${D_SUFFIX}_atomic_wait PRIVATE msvcp${D_SUFFIX}_atomic_wait_objects msvcp${D_SUFFIX}_satellite_objects msvcp${D_SUFFIX}_implib_objects "msvcp${D_SUFFIX}" "${TOOLSET_LIB}/vcruntime${D_SUFFIX}.lib" "${TOOLSET_LIB}/msvcrt${D_SUFFIX}.lib" "ucrt${D_SUFFIX}.lib" "advapi32.lib")