diff --git a/cmake/config.cmake.in b/cmake/config.cmake.in
index 8baabf07..8d52ae14 100644
--- a/cmake/config.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/config.cmake.in
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 @PACKAGE_INIT@
 if(NOT TARGET @PROJECT_NAME@::@NLOHMANN_JSON_TARGET_NAME@)
     include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/@NLOHMANN_JSON_TARGETS_EXPORT_NAME@.cmake")
+    if((NOT TARGET @NLOHMANN_JSON_TARGET_NAME@) AND
+       (PACKAGE_FIND_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.2.0))
+      add_library(@NLOHMANN_JSON_TARGET_NAME@ ALIAS @PROJECT_NAME@::@NLOHMANN_JSON_TARGET_NAME@)
+    endif()
 endif()
 check_required_components("@PROJECT_NAME@")