diff --git a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index ae80996196..6dd80d3253 100644
--- a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -284,7 +284,12 @@ option(WITH_JPEG "Enable JPEG support" ${JPEG_FOUND})
 if(WITH_JPEG)
   find_package(JPEG REQUIRED)
   add_definitions(-DLAMMPS_JPEG)
-  target_link_libraries(lammps PRIVATE JPEG::JPEG)
+  if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.12)
+    include_directories(${JPEG_INCLUDE_DIR})
+    target_link_libraries(lammps PRIVATE ${JPEG_LIBRARIES})
+  else()
+    target_link_libraries(lammps PRIVATE JPEG::JPEG)
+  endif()
 endif()
 
 find_package(PNG QUIET)