diff --git a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index 1811e99a0d..170c38aa36 100644
--- a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -707,9 +707,9 @@ endif()
 
 if (onnxruntime_BUILD_BENCHMARKS)
   if (onnxruntime_PREFER_SYSTEM_LIB)
-    find_package(benchmark)
+    find_package(benchmark CONFIG)
   endif()
-  if (benchmark_FOUND)
+  if (TARGET benchmark::benchmark)
     message("Use benchmark from preinstalled system lib")
   else()
     message("Use benchmark from submodule")