diff --git a/cmake/websockConfig.cmake.in b/cmake/websockConfig.cmake.in
index a3dad29f..68730bdb 100644
--- a/cmake/websockConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/websockConfig.cmake.in
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ include(CMakeFindDependencyMacro)
 #
 find_dependency(reactor)
 find_dependency(webutil)
+find_dependency(Libwebsockets websockets_shared)
 
 include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/@PROJECT_NAME@Targets.cmake")
 check_required_components("@PROJECT_NAME@")
diff --git a/src/websock/CMakeLists.txt b/src/websock/CMakeLists.txt
index 1071bf7f..0debcb3c 100644
--- a/src/websock/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/websock/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ xo_dependency(${SELF_LIB} reactor)
 xo_dependency(${SELF_LIB} webutil)
 
 # see LibwebsocketsTargets-release.cmake for available targets
+# this dependency doesn't show up via cmake-export
 xo_external_target_dependency(${SELF_LIB} Libwebsockets websockets_shared)
 # see jsoncpp-namespaced-targets.cmake (maybe?) for available targets
 xo_external_target_dependency(${SELF_LIB} jsoncpp jsoncpp_lib)