diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a2bdc0636d..94101d28a1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ IF( NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE )
 ENDIF()
 
 set( ZDOOM_OUTPUT_DIR ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR} CACHE PATH "Directory where zdoom.pk3 and the executable will be created." )
-set( ZDOOM_EXE_NAME "vkdoom" CACHE FILEPATH "Name of the executable to create" )
+set( ZDOOM_EXE_NAME "gzdoom" CACHE FILEPATH "Name of the executable to create" )
 if( MSVC )
 	# Allow the user to use ZDOOM_OUTPUT_DIR as a single release point.
 	# Use zdoom, zdoomd, zdoom64, and zdoomd64 for the binary names