--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -145,10 +145,8 @@ endif()
 # 3rd-party
 #
 
-if (NOT TARGET ggml)
-    add_subdirectory(ggml)
-    # ... otherwise assume ggml is added by a parent CMakeLists.txt
-endif()
+find_package(ggml CONFIG REQUIRED)
+add_library(ggml ALIAS ggml::all)
 
 #
 # build the library