diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 665e29c..b4e38a0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ if (NOT (Boost_THREAD_LIBRARY STREQUAL monero_Boost_THREAD_LIBRARY_RELEASE))
 endif()
 
 foreach (LIB ${MONERO_LIBRARIES})
-  find_library(LIB_PATH NAMES "${LIB}" PATHS ${MONERO_BUILD_DIR} PATH_SUFFIXES "/src/${LIB}" "external/${LIB}" ${MONERO_SEARCH_PATHS} REQUIRED NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
+  find_library(LIB_PATH NAMES "${LIB}" PATHS ${MONERO_BUILD_DIR} PATH_SUFFIXES "/src/${LIB}" "external/${LIB}" ${MONERO_SEARCH_PATHS} NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
 
   list(FIND MONERO_OPTIONAL "${LIB}" LIB_OPTIONAL)
   if (NOT LIB_PATH)