diff --git a/3rdParty/simpleini/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdParty/simpleini/CMakeLists.txt
index 60049f295..705bf1f38 100644
--- a/3rdParty/simpleini/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdParty/simpleini/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ FetchContent_MakeAvailableExcludeFromAll(simpleini)
 
 add_library(simpleini INTERFACE)
 target_include_directories(simpleini INTERFACE ${simpleini_SOURCE_DIR})
+add_library(simpleini::simpleini ALIAS simpleini)
diff --git a/CMake/finders/Findsimpleini.cmake b/CMake/finders/Findsimpleini.cmake
index aed8bdb16..eaa0e51e1 100644
--- a/CMake/finders/Findsimpleini.cmake
+++ b/CMake/finders/Findsimpleini.cmake
@@ -1,29 +1,48 @@
-find_package(PkgConfig)
-pkg_check_modules(PC_simpleini QUIET simpleini)
+find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
+if(PKG_CONFIG_FOUND)
+  pkg_check_modules(PC_simpleini QUIET simpleini)
+endif()
 
 find_path(simpleini_INCLUDE_DIR SimpleIni.h
-          HINTS ${PC_simpleini_INCLUDEDIR} ${PC_simpleini_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+          HINTS ${PC_simpleini_INCLUDEDIR} ${PC_simpleini_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${SIMPLEINI_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 
 find_library(simpleini_LIBRARY simpleini
-             HINTS ${PC_simpleini_LIBDIR} ${PC_simpleini_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-
+             HINTS ${PC_simpleini_LIBDIR} ${PC_simpleini_LIBRARY_DIRS} ${SIMPLEINI_LIBRARY_DIRS})
 
-if (NOT simpleini_INCLUDE_DIR STREQUAL "simpleini_INCLUDE_DIR-NOTFOUND")
+list(APPEND _required_vars "simpleini_INCLUDE_DIR")
+if(NOT simpleini_INCLUDE_DIR STREQUAL "simpleini_INCLUDE_DIR-NOTFOUND")
   file(READ "${simpleini_INCLUDE_DIR}/SimpleIni.h" _version_header_content)
   if(_version_header_content MATCHES "<th>Version *<td>([0-9.]+)")
     set(simpleini_VERSION "${CMAKE_MATCH_1}")
   endif()
 endif()
 
+# SimpleIni can be distributed as a header-only library, so the library is optional.
+if(NOT simpleini_LIBRARY STREQUAL "simpleini_LIBRARY-NOTFOUND")
+  list(APPEND _required_vars "simpleini_LIBRARY")
+endif()
+
 include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
 find_package_handle_standard_args(simpleini
-                                  REQUIRED_VARS simpleini_INCLUDE_DIR simpleini_LIBRARY
+                                  REQUIRED_VARS ${_required_vars}
                                   VERSION_VAR simpleini_VERSION)
 
+if(simpleini_FOUND AND NOT TARGET simpleini::simpleini)
+  if(simpleini_LIBRARY STREQUAL "simpleini_LIBRARY-NOTFOUND")
+    # Header-only distribution.
+    add_library(simpleini INTERFACE)
+    target_include_directories(simpleini INTERFACE ${simpleini_INCLUDE_DIR})
+    add_library(simpleini::simpleini ALIAS simpleini)
+  else()
+    # A distribution with a library.
+    add_library(simpleini::simpleini UNKNOWN IMPORTED)
+    set_target_properties(simpleini::simpleini PROPERTIES
+                          INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES ${simpleini_INCLUDE_DIR}
+                          IMPORTED_LOCATION ${simpleini_LIBRARY})
+  endif()
+endif()
+
 if(simpleini_FOUND)
-  add_library(simpleini INTERFACE)
-  target_include_directories(simpleini INTERFACE ${simpleini_INCLUDE_DIR})
-  target_link_libraries(simpleini INTERFACE ${simpleini_LIBRARY})
   mark_as_advanced(simpleini_INCLUDE_DIR simpleini_LIBRARY)
   set(simpleini_LIBRARIES ${simpleini_LIBRARY})
   set(simpleini_INCLUDE_DIRS ${simpleini_INCLUDE_DIR})
diff --git a/Source/CMakeLists.txt b/Source/CMakeLists.txt
index ab0ae3784..b9a7813d4 100644
--- a/Source/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Source/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ target_link_libraries(libdevilutionx PUBLIC
   PKWare
   libmpq
   libsmackerdec
-  simpleini
+  simpleini::simpleini
   hoehrmann_utf8
 )
 
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ if(NOT NONET)
 endif()
 
 if(NOT NOSOUND)
-  target_link_libraries(libdevilutionx PUBLIC SDL_audiolib)
+  target_link_libraries(libdevilutionx PUBLIC SDL_audiolib::SDL_audiolib)
 endif()
 
 if(NOT NONET AND NOT DISABLE_ZERO_TIER)