diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index df0cb92069..a45d234196 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
 # Platform-specific library requirements
 # ======================================
 
-if (NOT TARGET Boost::headers)
+if (TARGET Boost::headers)
     target_link_libraries(Boost::headers INTERFACE Boost::disable_autolinking)
 endif()