diff --git a/cmake/MapnikFindPackage.cmake b/cmake/MapnikFindPackage.cmake
index a4a10ba7d..8bcd96216 100644
--- a/cmake/MapnikFindPackage.cmake
+++ b/cmake/MapnikFindPackage.cmake
@@ -16,10 +16,14 @@ endmacro()
 
 macro(mapnik_find_package)
     find_package(${ARGN})
-    set(MAPNIK_TMP_DEP ${ARGN})
-    list(JOIN MAPNIK_TMP_DEP " " MAPNIK_TMP_DEP)
-    list(APPEND MAPNIK_DEPENDENCIES "find_dependency(${MAPNIK_TMP_DEP})")
-    mapnik_print_version(${ARGV0})
+    if(${ARGV0}_FOUND)
+        set(MAPNIK_TMP_DEP ${ARGN})
+        list(JOIN MAPNIK_TMP_DEP " " MAPNIK_TMP_DEP)
+        list(APPEND MAPNIK_DEPENDENCIES "find_dependency(${MAPNIK_TMP_DEP})")
+        mapnik_print_version(${ARGV0})
+    else()
+        message(STATUS "not found: ${ARGV0}")
+    endif()
 endmacro()
 
 macro(mapnik_find_threads)