diff --git a/deps_src/eigen/CMakeLists.txt b/deps_src/eigen/CMakeLists.txt
index d4b2509b3b9..bd9cd4d358b 100644
--- a/deps_src/eigen/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/deps_src/eigen/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,3 +10,6 @@ target_include_directories(eigen SYSTEM
 
 # Eigen is header-only, so we only need to specify the include directory
 # The headers are in the Eigen/ subdirectory structure
+
+# Alias so that targets linking Eigen3::Eigen also work
+add_library(Eigen3::Eigen ALIAS eigen)