diff --git a/cmake/opentelemetry-proto.cmake b/cmake/opentelemetry-proto.cmake
index 1aa1ba0..10e2f58 100644
--- a/cmake/opentelemetry-proto.cmake
+++ b/cmake/opentelemetry-proto.cmake
@@ -285,6 +285,10 @@ else() # cmake 3.8 or lower
   target_link_libraries(opentelemetry_proto INTERFACE ${Protobuf_LIBRARIES})
 endif()
 
+if(TARGET gRPC::grpc++)
+  target_link_libraries(opentelemetry_proto PUBLIC gRPC::grpc++)
+endif()
+
 if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   set_property(TARGET opentelemetry_proto PROPERTY POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 endif()