diff --git a/build/cmake/zstdConfig.cmake.in b/build/cmake/zstdConfig.cmake.in
index 752f3ab11..0a7f773d7 100644
--- a/build/cmake/zstdConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/build/cmake/zstdConfig.cmake.in
@@ -7,10 +7,18 @@ endif()
 
 include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/zstdTargets.cmake")
 
-if(@ZSTD_BUILD_SHARED@ AND NOT @ZSTD_BUILD_STATIC@)
-  add_library(zstd::libzstd ALIAS zstd::libzstd_shared)
-elseif(NOT @ZSTD_BUILD_SHARED@ AND @ZSTD_BUILD_STATIC@)
-  add_library(zstd::libzstd ALIAS zstd::libzstd_static)
+if(NOT TARGET zstd::libzstd)
+  if(@ZSTD_BUILD_SHARED@ AND NOT @ZSTD_BUILD_STATIC@)
+    add_library(zstd::libzstd INTERFACE IMPORTED)
+    set_target_properties(zstd::libzstd PROPERTIES
+      INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "zstd::libzstd_shared"
+    )
+  elseif(NOT @ZSTD_BUILD_SHARED@ AND @ZSTD_BUILD_STATIC@)
+    add_library(zstd::libzstd INTERFACE IMPORTED)
+    set_target_properties(zstd::libzstd PROPERTIES
+      INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "zstd::libzstd_static"
+    )
+  endif()
 endif()
 
 check_required_components("zstd")