diff --git a/websocketpp-config.cmake.in b/websocketpp-config.cmake.in
index 3fbce3b20..d53d291b3 100644
--- a/websocketpp-config.cmake.in
+++ b/websocketpp-config.cmake.in
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ set_and_check(WEBSOCKETPP_INCLUDE_DIR "@PACKAGE_INSTALL_INCLUDE_DIR@")
 set(WEBSOCKETPP_FOUND TRUE)
 
 #This is a bit of a hack, but it works well. It also allows continued support of CMake 2.8
-if(${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER 3.0.0 OR ${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_EQUAL 3.0.0)
+if((${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER 3.0.0 OR ${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_EQUAL 3.0.0) AND NOT TARGET websocketpp::websocketpp)
   add_library(websocketpp::websocketpp INTERFACE IMPORTED)
   set_target_properties(websocketpp::websocketpp PROPERTIES INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${WEBSOCKETPP_INCLUDE_DIR}")
 endif()