diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 05001ad..c640fd7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ if (NOT TARGET libzmq AND NOT TARGET libzmq-static)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "ZeroMQ was not found, neither as a CMake package nor via pkg-config")
   endif()
 
-  if (ZeroMQ_FOUND AND NOT (TARGET libzmq OR TARGET libzmq-static))
+  if (ZeroMQ_FOUND AND NOT TARGET libzmq)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "ZeroMQ version not supported!")
   endif()
 endif()
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ foreach (target cppzmq cppzmq-static)
 endforeach()
 
 target_link_libraries(cppzmq INTERFACE libzmq)
-target_link_libraries(cppzmq-static INTERFACE libzmq-static)
 
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 include(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)