diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 722b3b3..07f629f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ project(archive_cpp_wrapper)
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
 
-find_package(LibArchive)
+find_package(LibArchive REQUIRED)
 if(NOT TARGET LibArchive::LibArchive)
   add_library(LibArchive::LibArchive INTERFACE IMPORTED GLOBAL)
   target_include_directories(LibArchive::LibArchive INTERFACE ${LibArchive_INCLUDE_DIRS})