diff --git a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index 62a9d2f628..7f3125a2dc 100644
--- a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ if(NOT TARGET utf8_range)
   if(EXISTS ../external/utf8_range)
     # utf8_range is already installed
     include_directories(../external/utf8_range)
+  elseif(EXISTS ../../utf8_range)
+    include_directories(../../utf8_range)
   else()
     include(FetchContent)
     FetchContent_Declare(