diff --git a/.github/scripts/utils.zsh/setup_linux b/.github/scripts/utils.zsh/setup_linux
index f03b84a7ec3010..6fc05734fb3e55 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/utils.zsh/setup_linux
+++ b/.github/scripts/utils.zsh/setup_linux
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
   libasound2-dev libfdk-aac-dev libfontconfig-dev libfreetype6-dev libjack-jackd2-dev \
   libpulse-dev libsndio-dev libspeexdsp-dev libudev-dev libv4l-dev libva-dev libvlc-dev \
   libpci-dev libdrm-dev \
-  nlohmann-json3-dev libwebsocketpp-dev libasio-dev libvpl-dev libqrcodegencpp-dev
+  nlohmann-json3-dev libwebsocketpp-dev libasio-dev libvpl-dev libvpl2 libqrcodegencpp-dev
 
 if (( UBUNTU_2210_OR_LATER )) sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends librist-dev libsrt-openssl-dev
 
diff --git a/cmake/Modules/FindVPL.cmake b/cmake/Modules/FindVPL.cmake
index 21803212ac7062..21faabd89d89b5 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/FindVPL.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/FindVPL.cmake
@@ -44,7 +44,11 @@ The following cache variables may also be set:
 
 find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
 if(PKG_CONFIG_FOUND)
-  pkg_search_module(_VPL QUIET vpl)
+  pkg_search_module(_VPL IMPORTED_TARGET QUIET vpl)
+  if(_VPL_FOUND)
+    add_library(VPL::VPL ALIAS PkgConfig::_VPL)
+    return()
+  endif()
 endif()
 
 find_path(