diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2e61faed35..3d7831b2a4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -377,7 +377,9 @@ if(WITH_PROMETHEUS)
 endif()
 
 if(WITH_ABSEIL)
-  find_package(absl CONFIG REQUIRED)
+  if(NOT TARGET absl::strings)
+    find_package(absl CONFIG REQUIRED)
+  endif()
 endif()
 
 if(WITH_OTLP_GRPC