diff --git a/python/CMakeLists.txt b/python/CMakeLists.txt
index 56fa0c8..0df8767 100644
--- a/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-if(NOT TARGET pybind11)
+find_package(pybind11 CONFIG QUIET)
+
+if(NOT pybind11_FOUND)
   FetchContent_Declare(
     pybind11
     GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/pybind/pybind11.git