diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0996d6d64..e1dbfbd63 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -169,13 +169,23 @@ if (CITRON_USE_BUNDLED_VCPKG)
 
         if (CMAKE_ANDROID_ARCH_ABI STREQUAL "arm64-v8a")
             set(VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET "arm64-android")
-            set(VCPKG_HOST_TRIPLET "x64-windows")
+            # Detect host system (Windows or Linux)
+            if(CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Windows")
+                set(VCPKG_HOST_TRIPLET "x64-windows")
+            else()
+                set(VCPKG_HOST_TRIPLET "x64-linux")
+            endif()
             # this is to avoid CMake using the host pkg-config to find the host
             # libraries when building for Android targets
             set(PKG_CONFIG_EXECUTABLE "aarch64-none-linux-android-pkg-config" CACHE FILEPATH "" FORCE)
         elseif (CMAKE_ANDROID_ARCH_ABI STREQUAL "x86_64")
             set(VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET "x64-android")
-            set(VCPKG_HOST_TRIPLET "x64-windows")
+            # Detect host system (Windows or Linux)
+            if(CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Windows")
+                set(VCPKG_HOST_TRIPLET "x64-windows")
+            else()
+                set(VCPKG_HOST_TRIPLET "x64-linux")
+            endif()
             set(PKG_CONFIG_EXECUTABLE "x86_64-none-linux-android-pkg-config" CACHE FILEPATH "" FORCE)
         else()
             message(FATAL_ERROR "Unsupported Android architecture ${CMAKE_ANDROID_ARCH_ABI}")