diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2c671de8..b27d2072 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -132,7 +132,9 @@ if(WANT_CYRUS)
 			CYRUS_HARDCODED)
 		set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES "${_old_cmake_required_libraries}")
 		if(CYRUS_HARDCODED)
-			set(CYRUS_LDFLAGS -lsasl2)
+			add_library(HardcodedCyrusDep INTERFACE)
+			add_library(PkgConfig::CYRUS ALIAS HardcodedCyrusDep)
+			target_link_libraries(HardcodedCyrusDep INTERFACE sasl2)
 			set(CYRUS_FOUND true)
 		endif()
 	endif()