diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0f7fb06390f..f4d6e14fbbc 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ endif()
 
 option(WITH_FUSE "Fuse is here" ON)
 if(WITH_FUSE)
-  find_package(FUSE)
+  find_package(FUSE REQUIRED)
   set(HAVE_LIBFUSE ${FUSE_FOUND})
 endif()