diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c2b0a09b..2645ff66 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -177,7 +177,8 @@ find_package(QGLViewer)
 option(G2O_USE_LOGGING "Try to use spdlog for logging" ON)
 set(G2O_HAVE_LOGGING 0)
 if (G2O_USE_LOGGING)
-  find_package(spdlog 1.6 QUIET)
+  find_package(spdlog 1.6 REQUIRED CONFIG)
+  set(G2O_HAVE_LOGGING 1)
   if (TARGET spdlog::spdlog OR TARGET spdlog::spdlog_header_only)
     set(G2O_HAVE_LOGGING 1)
     message(STATUS "Compiling with logging support")