diff --git a/CMake/curl-config.in.cmake b/CMake/curl-config.in.cmake
index f4e17d29b3..62134cbcd8 100644
--- a/CMake/curl-config.in.cmake
+++ b/CMake/curl-config.in.cmake
@@ -176,9 +176,11 @@ if(TARGET @PROJECT_NAME@::@LIB_STATIC@)
   if(NOT _has_CMP0099 AND CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 3.13 AND _curl_libs)
     set(_curl_libdirs "")
     foreach(_curl_lib IN LISTS _curl_libs)
-      get_target_property(_curl_libdir "${_curl_lib}" INTERFACE_LINK_DIRECTORIES)
-      if(_curl_libdir)
-        list(APPEND _curl_libdirs "${_curl_libdir}")
+      if(TARGET "${_curl_lib}")
+        get_target_property(_curl_libdir "${_curl_lib}" INTERFACE_LINK_DIRECTORIES)
+        if(_curl_libdir)
+          list(APPEND _curl_libdirs "${_curl_libdir}")
+        endif()
       endif()
     endforeach()
     if(_curl_libdirs)