diff --git a/cmake/OpenMCConfig.cmake.in b/cmake/OpenMCConfig.cmake.in
index 9f491ce88..94078f909 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenMCConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/OpenMCConfig.cmake.in
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ if(@DAGMC_FOUND@)
   find_package(DAGMC REQUIRED HINTS @DAGMC_DIR@)
 endif()
 
+if(@LIBMESH_FOUND@)
+  include(FindPkgConfig)
+  set(ENV{PKG_CONFIG_PATH} "$ENV{PKG_CONFIG_PATH}:@LIBMESH_PC@")
+  pkg_check_modules(LIBMESH REQUIRED libmesh IMPORTED_TARGET)
+endif()
+
 if(NOT TARGET OpenMC::libopenmc)
   include("${OpenMC_CMAKE_DIR}/OpenMCTargets.cmake")
 endif()