diff --git a/cmake/GoogleCloudCppCommonOptions.cmake b/cmake/GoogleCloudCppCommonOptions.cmake
index ef534a4bce277..1c366d4df3c04 100644
--- a/cmake/GoogleCloudCppCommonOptions.cmake
+++ b/cmake/GoogleCloudCppCommonOptions.cmake
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ function (google_cloud_cpp_add_common_options target)
     endif ()
 
     if (_opt_NO_WARNINGS)
-        set_target_properties(${libname} PROPERTIES CXX_CLANG_TIDY "")
+        set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES CXX_CLANG_TIDY "")
         return()
     endif ()
     if (GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_COMPILER_SUPPORTS_WALL)