diff --git a/cmake/exiv2Config.cmake.in b/cmake/exiv2Config.cmake.in
index 63c9362ff7..c9e2eba9b5 100644
--- a/cmake/exiv2Config.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/exiv2Config.cmake.in
@@ -14,3 +14,6 @@ endif()
 include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/exiv2Export.cmake")
 
 check_required_components(exiv2)
+
+# compatibility with non-aliased users
+add_library(exiv2lib ALIAS Exiv2::exiv2lib)