diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b59b470f..8e6b2e3c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -361,6 +361,9 @@ function(add_h3_library name h3_alloc_prefix_override)
     target_compile_features(${name} PUBLIC c_std_99)
 
     find_library(M_LIB m)
+    if(NOT(M_LIB))
+        find_library(M_LIB m PATHS ${CMAKE_C_IMPLICIT_LINK_DIRECTORIES})
+    endif()
     if(M_LIB)
         target_link_libraries(${name} PUBLIC ${M_LIB})
     endif()