diff --git a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index 7a82a67606..b724d92ac6 100644
--- a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ RegisterStyles(${LAMMPS_SOURCE_DIR})
 ########################################################
 foreach(PKG ${STANDARD_PACKAGES} ${SUFFIX_PACKAGES})
   if(PKG_${PKG})
-    FetchPotentials(${${PKG}_SOURCES_DIR} ${LAMMPS_POTENTIALS_DIR})
+    FetchPotentials(${LAMMPS_SOURCE_DIR}/${PKG} ${LAMMPS_POTENTIALS_DIR})
   endif()
 endforeach()
 
diff --git a/cmake/Modules/LAMMPSUtils.cmake b/cmake/Modules/LAMMPSUtils.cmake
index b07f49608a..c6b4933038 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/LAMMPSUtils.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/LAMMPSUtils.cmake
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ function(FetchPotentials pkgfolder potfolder)
       math(EXPR plusone "${blank}+1")
       string(SUBSTRING ${line} 0 ${blank} pot)
       string(SUBSTRING ${line} ${plusone} -1 sum)
-      message("Checking whether to download external potential ${pot} from ${LAMMPS_POTENTIALS_URL}")
+      message(STATUS "Checking external potential ${pot} from ${LAMMPS_POTENTIALS_URL}")
       file(DOWNLOAD "${LAMMPS_POTENTIALS_URL}/${pot}.${sum}" "${LAMMPS_POTENTIALS_DIR}/${pot}"
         EXPECTED_HASH MD5=${sum} SHOW_PROGRESS)
     endforeach()