diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c8065e54f22..d5dc2b96b28 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -196,6 +196,10 @@ include(CMakeDependentOption)
 
 CMAKE_DEPENDENT_OPTION(WITH_ZBD "Enable libzbd bluestore backend" OFF
   "WITH_BLUESTORE" OFF)
+if(WITH_ZBD)
+  find_package(zbd)
+  set(HAVE_LIBZBD ${ZBD_FOUND})
+endif()
 
 CMAKE_DEPENDENT_OPTION(WITH_LIBURING "Enable io_uring bluestore backend" OFF
   "WITH_BLUESTORE;HAVE_LIBAIO" OFF)
diff --git a/src/blk/CMakeLists.txt b/src/blk/CMakeLists.txt
index bbbe62ff133..63be2ecfcf6 100644
--- a/src/blk/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/blk/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ if(WITH_SPDK)
 endif()
 
 if(WITH_ZBD)
-  find_package(zbd REQUIRED)
-  set(HAVE_LIBZBD ${ZBD_FOUND})
   list(APPEND libblk_srcs
     zoned/HMSMRDevice.cc)
 endif()