--- CMakeLists.txt.orig	2026-01-24 10:22:30 UTC
+++ CMakeLists.txt
@@ -275,8 +275,7 @@ if(LIEF_OPT_UTFCPP_EXTERNAL)
 # =======================================
 
 if(LIEF_OPT_UTFCPP_EXTERNAL)
-  find_package(utf8cpp REQUIRED)
-  target_link_libraries(LIB_LIEF PRIVATE utf8cpp::utf8cpp)
+  target_include_directories(LIB_LIEF SYSTEM PUBLIC "/usr/local/include/utf8cpp")
 else()
   add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/internal/utfcpp/utf8.h
     COMMAND
