diff --git a/expat/CMakeLists.txt b/expat/CMakeLists.txt
index e298d3eb..47179e29 100644
--- a/expat/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/expat/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -760,6 +760,7 @@ if(EXPAT_BUILD_FUZZERS)
         endforeach()
     endforeach()
 
+    find_package(absl REQUIRED)
     find_package(Protobuf REQUIRED)
 
     # Only include libprotobuf-mutator here so we don't build it in non-fuzz
@@ -795,6 +796,7 @@ if(EXPAT_BUILD_FUZZERS)
     target_include_directories(xml_lpm_fuzzer PUBLIC ${ProtobufMutator_INCLUDE_DIR})
     target_link_libraries(xml_lpm_fuzzer
                           fuzzpat
+                          ${absl_LIBRARIES}
                           ${Protobuf_LIBRARIES}
                           ${ProtobufMutator_LIBRARIES})
     # NOTE: Avoiding target_link_options here only because it needs CMake >=3.13