diff --git a/cmake/modules/FindYara.cmake b/cmake/modules/FindYara.cmake
index db2778610..d1ee95dcb 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/FindYara.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/FindYara.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-find_file(libyara.a YARA_LIBRARIES)
+find_library(YARA_LIBRARIES NAMES yara)
 find_file(yara.h YARA_INCLUDE_DIRS)
 
 mark_as_advanced(YARA_LIBRARIES YARA_INCLUDE_DIRS)
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