diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 289c006..180383f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -193,6 +193,14 @@ if (BUILD_UVW_LIBS)
         SOVERSION ${UVW_VERSION_MAJOR}
     )
 endif()
+
+find_package(libuv CONFIG REQUIRED)
+if (TARGET uv)
+    target_link_libraries(uvw PRIVATE uv)
+else()
+    target_link_libraries(uvw PRIVATE uv_a)
+endif()
+
 install(
     EXPORT uvwConfig 
     NAMESPACE uvw::