diff --git a/cmake/NVBenchDependencies.cmake b/cmake/NVBenchDependencies.cmake
index d0daa90b..c058cbc5 100644
--- a/cmake/NVBenchDependencies.cmake
+++ b/cmake/NVBenchDependencies.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
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 # fmtlib/fmt
 rapids_cpm_find(fmt 9.1.0
+  GLOBAL_TARGETS fmt fmt::fmt
   CPM_ARGS
     GITHUB_REPOSITORY fmtlib/fmt
     GIT_TAG 9.1.0