diff --git a/contrib/vcpkg/readme.md b/contrib/vcpkg/readme.md
index b1f6047c..014f2867 100644
--- a/contrib/vcpkg/readme.md
+++ b/contrib/vcpkg/readme.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ to check out a specific commit, version, or branch of mimalloc, or set further o
 You can install such custom port as:
 
 ```sh
-$ vcpkg install mimalloc[override] --recurse --overlay-ports=./contrib/vcpkg
+$ vcpkg install "mimalloc[override]" --recurse --overlay-ports=./contrib/vcpkg
 ```
 
 This will also show the correct sha512 hash if you use a custom version.
diff --git a/contrib/vcpkg/vcpkg-cmake-wrapper.cmake b/contrib/vcpkg/vcpkg-cmake-wrapper.cmake
index 1b355722..6b917347 100644
--- a/contrib/vcpkg/vcpkg-cmake-wrapper.cmake
+++ b/contrib/vcpkg/vcpkg-cmake-wrapper.cmake
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@ endif()
 if(TARGET mimalloc-static AND NOT TARGET mimalloc)
   add_library(mimalloc INTERFACE IMPORTED)
   set_target_properties(mimalloc PROPERTIES INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES mimalloc-static)
+  set_target_properties(mimalloc PROPERTIES INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES mimalloc-static)
 endif()