diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fa58b63dc27..fc8eafd56d5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@ else()
 endif()
 find_package(OpenGL REQUIRED COMPONENTS ${GLES_VERSION})
 
+pkg_check_modules(
+  hyprctl_deps
+  REQUIRED
+  IMPORTED_TARGET
+  hyprutils>=0.2.1)
+
 pkg_check_modules(
   deps
   REQUIRED
diff --git a/hyprctl/CMakeLists.txt b/hyprctl/CMakeLists.txt
index 64b983e6296..aaffe411af7 100644
--- a/hyprctl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hyprctl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ pkg_check_modules(deps REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET hyprutils>=0.1.1)
 
 add_executable(hyprctl "main.cpp")
 
-target_link_libraries(hyprctl PUBLIC PkgConfig::deps)
+target_link_libraries(hyprctl PUBLIC PkgConfig::hyprctl_deps)
 
 # binary
 install(TARGETS hyprctl)