diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 72b1a42..552ff50 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -284,9 +284,9 @@ else (SQLITECPP_INTERNAL_SQLITE)
             target_link_libraries(SQLiteCpp PRIVATE ${sqlcipher_LIBRARY})
         endif()
     else()
-        find_package (SQLite3 REQUIRED)
+        find_package (unofficial-sqlite3 CONFIG)
         message(STATUS "Link to sqlite3 system library")
-        target_link_libraries(SQLiteCpp PUBLIC SQLite::SQLite3)
+        target_link_libraries(SQLiteCpp PRIVATE unofficial::sqlite3::sqlite3)
         if(SQLite3_VERSION VERSION_LESS "3.19")
             set_target_properties(SQLiteCpp PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-DSQLITECPP_HAS_MEM_STRUCT")
         endif()