diff --git a/yaml-cpp-config.cmake.in b/yaml-cpp-config.cmake.in
index 181ec28..f71e13b 100644
--- a/yaml-cpp-config.cmake.in
+++ b/yaml-cpp-config.cmake.in
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/yaml-cpp-targets.cmake")
 # These are IMPORTED targets created by yaml-cpp-targets.cmake
 set(YAML_CPP_LIBRARIES "@EXPORT_TARGETS@")
 
-add_library(yaml-cpp INTERFACE)
+add_library(yaml-cpp INTERFACE IMPORTED)
 target_link_libraries(yaml-cpp INTERFACE yaml-cpp::yaml-cpp)
 if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 3.17)
   set_target_properties(yaml-cpp PROPERTIES