diff --git a/libuvc_camera/CMakeLists.txt b/libuvc_camera/CMakeLists.txt
index 91db504..5a6defc 100644
--- a/libuvc_camera/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libuvc_camera/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,12 @@ find_package(catkin REQUIRED COMPONENTS roscpp camera_info_manager dynamic_recon
 generate_dynamic_reconfigure_options(cfg/UVCCamera.cfg)
 
 find_package(libuvc REQUIRED)
-message(STATUS "libuvc ${libuvc_VERSION_MAJOR}.${libuvc_VERSION_MINOR}.${libuvc_VERSION_PATCH}")
+# if libuvc_LIBRARIES are empty, assume cmake target
+if(NOT libuvc_LIBRARIES AND TARGET LibUVC::UVCShared)
+	set(libuvc_LIBRARIES LibUVC::UVCShared)
+else()
+	message(FATAL_ERROR "libuvc library not found")
+endif()
 
 catkin_package(
   CATKIN_DEPENDS