diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a6365d0c..31b3f62a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -405,7 +405,6 @@ find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
 if (NOT WITH_ASIO)
     find_package(ASIO REQUIRED)
 else()
-    add_library(asio::asio INTERFACE IMPORTED)
     target_include_directories(asio::asio INTERFACE ${ASIO_INCLUDE_DIR})
     target_compile_definitions(asio::asio INTERFACE "ASIO_STANDALONE")
     target_link_libraries(asio::asio INTERFACE Threads::Threads)