diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a921bb6b3efe2aa3a69d3540e8235d42fa745579..924baad8448d96d277833f97262fc0b92c0133a3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ search_for_boost_python(REQUIRED)
 if(BUILD_WITH_CHOLMOD_SUPPORT)
   set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${JRL_CMAKE_MODULES}/find-external/CHOLMOD
                         ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH})
-  add_project_dependency(CHOLMOD REQUIRED)
+  add_project_dependency(CHOLMOD REQUIRED FIND_EXTERNAL "CHOLMOD")
   message(
     STATUS
       "Build with CHOLDOD support (LGPL). See CHOLMOD/Doc/License.txt for further details."