diff --git a/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake b/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake
index ecacaf066f10aa..37fc7089d48b9a 100644
--- a/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake
+++ b/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake
@@ -262,23 +262,23 @@ if (NOT DEFINED _VCPKG_INSTALLED_DIR)
 endif()
 
 if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES "^[Dd][Ee][Bb][Uu][Gg]$" OR NOT DEFINED CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE) #Debug build: Put Debug paths before Release paths.
-    list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
+    list(PREPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
         ${_VCPKG_INSTALLED_DIR}/${VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET}/debug ${_VCPKG_INSTALLED_DIR}/${VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET}
     )
-    list(APPEND CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH
+    list(PREPEND CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH
         ${_VCPKG_INSTALLED_DIR}/${VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET}/debug/lib/manual-link ${_VCPKG_INSTALLED_DIR}/${VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET}/lib/manual-link
     )
-    list(APPEND CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH
+    list(PREPEND CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH
         ${_VCPKG_INSTALLED_DIR}/${VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET}/debug ${_VCPKG_INSTALLED_DIR}/${VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET}
     )
 else() #Release build: Put Release paths before Debug paths. Debug Paths are required so that CMake generates correct info in autogenerated target files.
-    list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
+    list(PREPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
         ${_VCPKG_INSTALLED_DIR}/${VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET} ${_VCPKG_INSTALLED_DIR}/${VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET}/debug
     )
-    list(APPEND CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH
+    list(PREPEND CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH
         ${_VCPKG_INSTALLED_DIR}/${VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET}/lib/manual-link ${_VCPKG_INSTALLED_DIR}/${VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET}/debug/lib/manual-link
     )
-    list(APPEND CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH
+    list(PREPEND CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH
         ${_VCPKG_INSTALLED_DIR}/${VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET} ${_VCPKG_INSTALLED_DIR}/${VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET}/debug
     )
 endif()
@@ -322,11 +322,11 @@ set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_IGNORE_PATH
     "C:/OpenSSL-Win64/lib/VC/static"
 )
 
-list(APPEND CMAKE_PROGRAM_PATH ${_VCPKG_INSTALLED_DIR}/${VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET}/tools)
+list(PREPEND CMAKE_PROGRAM_PATH ${_VCPKG_INSTALLED_DIR}/${VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET}/tools)
 file(GLOB _VCPKG_TOOLS_DIRS ${_VCPKG_INSTALLED_DIR}/${VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET}/tools/*)
 foreach(_VCPKG_TOOLS_DIR IN LISTS _VCPKG_TOOLS_DIRS)
     if(IS_DIRECTORY "${_VCPKG_TOOLS_DIR}")
-        list(APPEND CMAKE_PROGRAM_PATH "${_VCPKG_TOOLS_DIR}")
+        list(PREPEND CMAKE_PROGRAM_PATH "${_VCPKG_TOOLS_DIR}")
     endif()
 endforeach()
 
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ macro(${VCPKG_OVERRIDE_FIND_PACKAGE_NAME} name)
     # See https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/merge_requests/3273
     if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL iOS)
         set(BACKUP_CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH ${CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH})
-        list(APPEND CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH ${VCPKG_CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH})
+        list(PREPEND CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH ${VCPKG_CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH})
     endif()
     string(TOLOWER "${name}" _vcpkg_lowercase_name)