diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8c8e98f..ab30865 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -199,11 +199,10 @@ if(HAVE_OPEN_SSL)
             openssl::crypto::static)
 endif()
 
-find_package(mysql REQUIRED)
+find_package(mysql)
 
 add_library(TeaSpeak STATIC ${SOURCE_FILES} ${HEADER_FILES})
 target_link_libraries(TeaSpeak PUBLIC
-        mysql::client::static
         threadpool::static jsoncpp_lib
         ${OPENSSL_LIBRARIES}
         tomcrypt::static
@@ -211,8 +210,13 @@ target_link_libraries(TeaSpeak PUBLIC
         dl
 )
 
-target_compile_options(TeaSpeak PRIVATE "-Wall" "-DHAVE_MYSQL_H")
-
+if(mysql_FOUND)
+    message("Found MySQL")
+    target_link_libraries(TeaSpeak PUBLIC
+            mysql::client::static
+    )
+    target_compile_options(TeaSpeak PRIVATE "-Wall" "-DHAVE_MYSQL_H")
+endif()
 if (TEASPEAK_SERVER)
     target_link_libraries(TeaSpeak PUBLIC CXXTerminal::static)
 endif ()