diff --git a/src/mp-unitsConfig.cmake b/src/mp-unitsConfig.cmake
index 10f82a82..ea637abd 100644
--- a/src/mp-unitsConfig.cmake
+++ b/src/mp-unitsConfig.cmake
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ endfunction()
 include(CMakeFindDependencyMacro)
 
 if(MP_UNITS_USE_LIBFMT)
-    find_dependency(fmt)
+    find_dependency(fmt CONFIG)
 endif()
 
-find_dependency(gsl-lite)
+find_dependency(gsl-lite CONFIG)
 
 # add range-v3 dependency only for clang + libc++
 if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang")