diff --git a/simpleble/CMakeLists.txt b/simpleble/CMakeLists.txt
index d983902..5bd0a44 100644
--- a/simpleble/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/simpleble/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ option(SIMPLEBLE_PLAIN "Use plain version of SimpleBLE" OFF)
 if(NOT TARGET fmt::fmt-header-only)
     option(LIBFMT_VENDORIZE "Enable vendorized libfmt" ON)
     find_package(fmt REQUIRED)
-    set_target_properties(fmt PROPERTIES EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL TRUE)
 endif()
 
 if(SIMPLEBLE_TEST)
diff --git a/simplebluez/CMakeLists.txt b/simplebluez/CMakeLists.txt
index e95d1eb..896ddb9 100644
--- a/simplebluez/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/simplebluez/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../cmake/epilogue.cmake)
 option(LIBFMT_VENDORIZE "Enable vendorized libfmt" ON)
 
 find_package(fmt REQUIRED)
-set_target_properties(fmt PROPERTIES EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL TRUE)
 
 find_package(DBus1 REQUIRED)