diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7c3a78f..79b1c1b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ include_directories(${OpenCV_INCLUDE_DIR})
 message(STATUS "Found OpenCV headers in: ${OpenCV_INCLUDE_DIR}")
 message(STATUS "Found OpenCV_LIBS: ${OpenCV_LIBS}")
 
+find_package(fmt REQUIRED)
 
 add_subdirectory(thirdparty)
 
diff --git a/thirdparty/CMakeLists.txt b/thirdparty/CMakeLists.txt
index a0800e6..d2e054c 100644
--- a/thirdparty/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/thirdparty/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 add_library(nlohmann::json INTERFACE IMPORTED GLOBAL)
 set_property(TARGET nlohmann::json PROPERTY INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/json/)
 
-add_subdirectory(fmt EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 add_subdirectory(ros EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 add_subdirectory(apriltag EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)