diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4e65f049..fead44d4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -862,7 +862,10 @@ endif()
 add_subdirectory(api)
 
 if(WITH_OPENTRACING)
-  find_package(OpenTracing CONFIG QUIET)
+  find_package(OpenTracing CONFIG REQUIRED)
+  if(NOT TARGET OpenTracing::opentracing AND TARGET OpenTracing::opentracing-static)
+    add_library(OpenTracing::opentracing ALIAS OpenTracing::opentracing-static)
+  endif()
   if(NOT OpenTracing_FOUND)
     set(OPENTRACING_DIR "third_party/opentracing-cpp")
     message(STATUS "Trying to use local ${OPENTRACING_DIR} from submodule")