diff --git a/c++/app4triqs/CMakeLists.txt b/c++/app4triqs/CMakeLists.txt
index 7ff1f9c6..58f04dab 100644
--- a/c++/app4triqs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/c++/app4triqs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 file(GLOB_RECURSE sources *.cpp)
 add_library(app4triqs_c ${sources})
+add_library(app4triqs::app4triqs_c ALIAS app4triqs_c)
 
 # Link against triqs and enable warnings
 target_link_libraries(app4triqs_c PUBLIC triqs PRIVATE $<BUILD_INTERFACE:app4triqs_warnings>)