diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3a1dc22b43ce8326e295f2dce3db52c98c07d2d7..f4f296ed12de7cdaaada646fdf2195b9b991e77f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ if(NOT fmt_FOUND)
         fmt
         GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/fmtlib/fmt.git
         GIT_TAG        ${FMT_VERSION}
+        OVERRIDE_FIND_PACKAGE
     )
 
     set(FMT_SYSTEM_HEADERS ON)