diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4ad72df..f23ab85 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ target_include_directories(libsigmf INTERFACE
 
 if (${Flatbuffers_FOUND})
   # System flatbuffers can import this target
+  target_link_libraries(libsigmf INTERFACE flatbuffers::flatbuffers_shared)
 else()
   target_include_directories(libsigmf INTERFACE
     $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${FLATBUFFERS_INCLUDE_DIR}>