diff --git a/cmake/exiv2Config.cmake.in b/cmake/exiv2Config.cmake.in
index e5809ac3eb..63c9362ff7 100644
--- a/cmake/exiv2Config.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/exiv2Config.cmake.in
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ if(@EXIV2_ENABLE_PNG@) # if(EXIV2_ENABLE_PNG)
   find_dependency(ZLIB REQUIRED)
 endif()
 
+if(@EXIV2_ENABLE_XMP@) # if(EXIV2_ENABLE_XMP)
+  find_dependency(EXPAT REQUIRED)
+endif()
+
 include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/exiv2Export.cmake")
 
 check_required_components(exiv2)
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index b3c55fc164..4952c0dbfa 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ target_include_directories(exiv2lib SYSTEM PRIVATE
 
 if (EXIV2_ENABLE_XMP OR EXIV2_ENABLE_EXTERNAL_XMP)
     target_include_directories(exiv2lib PRIVATE ${EXPAT_INCLUDE_DIR})
-    target_link_libraries(exiv2lib PRIVATE $<BUILD_INTERFACE:EXPAT::EXPAT>)
+    target_link_libraries(exiv2lib PRIVATE EXPAT::EXPAT)
     list(APPEND requires_private_list "expat")
 endif()