diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 93f83939b9c6d2e0799472991b0ba68125844440..a65ce567a6ce068646381c40b99043b172ed0d2c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -150,11 +150,11 @@ if("${gRPC_CARES_PROVIDER}" STREQUAL "module")
     message(WARNING "gRPC_CARES_PROVIDER is \"module\" but CARES_ROOT_DIR is wrong")
   endif()
 elseif("${gRPC_CARES_PROVIDER}" STREQUAL "package")
-  find_package(CARES)
-  if(TARGET CARES::CARES)
-    set(_gRPC_CARES_LIBRARIES CARES::CARES)
+  find_package(c-ares CONFIG)
+  if(TARGET c-ares::cares)
+    set(_gRPC_CARES_LIBRARIES c-ares::cares)
   endif()
-  set(_gRPC_FIND_CARES "if(NOT CARES_FOUND)\n  find_package(CARES)\nendif()")
+  set(_gRPC_FIND_CARES "if(NOT c-ares_FOUND)\n  find_package(c-ares CONFIG)\nendif()")
 endif()
 
 if("${gRPC_PROTOBUF_PROVIDER}" STREQUAL "module")
diff --git a/templates/CMakeLists.txt.template b/templates/CMakeLists.txt.template
index 2252a7ea80a18f12d1607e412f2b635cc82de581..3e03afdf579ca48e4d53c828d4a62961c861928f 100644
--- a/templates/CMakeLists.txt.template
+++ b/templates/CMakeLists.txt.template
@@ -195,11 +195,11 @@
       message(WARNING "gRPC_CARES_PROVIDER is \"module\" but CARES_ROOT_DIR is wrong")
     endif()
   elseif("<%text>${gRPC_CARES_PROVIDER}</%text>" STREQUAL "package")
-    find_package(CARES)
-    if(TARGET CARES::CARES)
-      set(_gRPC_CARES_LIBRARIES CARES::CARES)
+    find_package(c-ares CONFIG)
+    if(TARGET c-ares::cares)
+      set(_gRPC_CARES_LIBRARIES c-ares::cares)
     endif()
-    set(_gRPC_FIND_CARES "if(NOT CARES_FOUND)\n  find_package(CARES)\nendif()")
+    set(_gRPC_FIND_CARES "if(NOT c-ares_FOUND)\n  find_package(c-ares CONFIG)\nendif()")
   endif()
 
   if("<%text>${gRPC_PROTOBUF_PROVIDER}</%text>" STREQUAL "module")
diff --git a/tools/cmake/gRPCConfig.cmake.in b/tools/cmake/gRPCConfig.cmake.in
index 48f06745798dda074d55e80d61c3518f4a9bf09b..1a0fa6a46240ceb0f0b89d0420028068bb148ba7 100644
--- a/tools/cmake/gRPCConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/tools/cmake/gRPCConfig.cmake.in
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 @_gRPC_FIND_ZLIB@
 @_gRPC_FIND_PROTOBUF@
 @_gRPC_FIND_SSL@
+@_gRPC_FIND_CARES@
 
 # Targets
 include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/gRPCTargets.cmake)