diff --git a/cmake/SFMLConfig.cmake.in b/cmake/SFMLConfig.cmake.in
index cb4fdc82c..741161cc2 100644
--- a/cmake/SFMLConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/SFMLConfig.cmake.in
@@ -130,11 +130,11 @@ if (EXISTS "${targets_config_file}")
 
         foreach (component ${SFML_FIND_COMPONENTS})
             string(TOUPPER "${component}" UPPER_COMPONENT)
+            set(SFML_${UPPER_COMPONENT}_FOUND FALSE)
             if (TARGET SFML::${component})
                 set(SFML_${UPPER_COMPONENT}_FOUND TRUE)
-            else()
+            elseif(SFML_FIND_REQUIRED_${component})
                 set(FIND_SFML_ERROR "Found SFML but requested component '${component}' is missing in the config defined in ${SFML_DIR}.")
-                set(SFML_${UPPER_COMPONENT}_FOUND FALSE)
                 set(SFML_FOUND FALSE)
             endif()
         endforeach()