diff --git a/cmake/absl.cmake b/cmake/absl.cmake
index 912ce128..42fed470 100644
--- a/cmake/absl.cmake
+++ b/cmake/absl.cmake
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+find_package(absl)
 set(ABSL_PROPAGATE_CXX_STD ON)
 set(ABSL_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set(ABSL_USE_GOOGLETEST_HEAD ON)