diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d6cdd286..5235670e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ else()
       Boost::integer
       Boost::lexical_cast
       Boost::math
-      Boost::random
+      $<TARGET_NAME_IF_EXISTS:Boost::random>
   )
 
 endif()