diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 629093a2a..08e70f01c 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -391,8 +391,7 @@ add_custom_command(
         --dfgdef V3DfgVertices.h --classes
 )
 list(
-    APPEND
-    GENERATED_FILES
+    APPEND GENERATED_FILES
     V3Ast__gen_forward_class_decls.h
     V3Dfg__gen_forward_class_decls.h
 )
diff --git a/verilator-config.cmake.in b/verilator-config.cmake.in
index 108738349..0d58e8c6c 100644
--- a/verilator-config.cmake.in
+++ b/verilator-config.cmake.in
@@ -478,8 +478,7 @@ function(verilate TARGET)
         json_get_list(JSOURCES_DEPS "${MANIFEST}" sources deps)
 
         file(
-            WRITE
-            ${VDIR}/${VERILATE_PREFIX}.cmake
+            WRITE ${VDIR}/${VERILATE_PREFIX}.cmake
             "# Verilated -*- CMake -*-\n"
             "# DESCRIPTION: Verilator output: CMake include script with class lists\n"
             "#\n"
@@ -532,8 +531,7 @@ function(verilate TARGET)
 
         if(JNSUBMODULES)
             file(
-                APPEND
-                ${VDIR}/${VERILATE_PREFIX}.cmake
+                APPEND ${VDIR}/${VERILATE_PREFIX}.cmake
                 "# Verilate hierarchical blocks\n"
                 "get_target_property(TOP_TARGET_NAME \"\${TARGET}\" NAME)\n"
             )
@@ -552,57 +550,49 @@ function(verilate TARGET)
 
                 if(NOT ${I} STREQUAL ${JNSUBMODULES})
                     string(
-                        APPEND
-                        SUBMODULE_CMAKE
+                        APPEND SUBMODULE_CMAKE
                         "add_library(${JSUBMODULE_PREFIX} STATIC)\n"
                         "target_link_libraries(\${TOP_TARGET_NAME} PRIVATE ${JSUBMODULE_PREFIX})\n"
                     )
 
                     if(JSUBMODULE_DEPS)
                         string(
-                            APPEND
-                            SUBMODULE_CMAKE
+                            APPEND SUBMODULE_CMAKE
                             "target_link_libraries(${JSUBMODULE_PREFIX} INTERFACE ${JSUBMODULE_DEPS})\n"
                         )
                     endif()
 
                     string(
-                        APPEND
-                        SUBMODULE_VERILATE_ARGS
+                        APPEND SUBMODULE_VERILATE_ARGS
                         "${JSUBMODULE_PREFIX} PREFIX ${JSUBMODULE_PREFIX} TOP_MODULE ${JSUBMODULE_TOP} DIRECTORY ${JSUBMODULE_DIRECTORY} SOURCES ${JSUBMODULE_SOURCES}"
                     )
                 else()
                     string(
-                        APPEND
-                        SUBMODULE_CMAKE
+                        APPEND SUBMODULE_CMAKE
                         "# Verilate the top module that refers to lib-create wrappers of above\n"
                     )
                     string(
-                        APPEND
-                        SUBMODULE_VERILATE_ARGS
+                        APPEND SUBMODULE_VERILATE_ARGS
                         "\${TOP_TARGET_NAME} PREFIX ${JSUBMODULE_PREFIX} TOP_MODULE ${JSUBMODULE_TOP} DIRECTORY ${JSUBMODULE_DIRECTORY} SOURCES ${JSUBMODULE_SOURCES}"
                     )
                 endif()
 
                 if(JSUBMODILE_VERILATOR_ARGS)
                     string(
-                        APPEND
-                        SUBMODULE_VERILATE_ARGS
+                        APPEND SUBMODULE_VERILATE_ARGS
                         " VERILATOR_ARGS -f ${JSUBMODILE_VERILATOR_ARGS}"
                     )
                 endif()
 
                 if(JSUBMODULE_CFLAGS)
                     string(
-                        APPEND
-                        SUBMODULE_VERILATE_ARGS
+                        APPEND SUBMODULE_VERILATE_ARGS
                         " -CFLAGS ${JSUBMODULE_CFLAGS}"
                     )
                 endif()
 
                 file(
-                    APPEND
-                    ${VDIR}/${VERILATE_PREFIX}.cmake
+                    APPEND ${VDIR}/${VERILATE_PREFIX}.cmake
                     "${SUBMODULE_CMAKE}"
                     "verilate(${SUBMODULE_VERILATE_ARGS})\n"
                 )