diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,3 +48,13 @@
     #include <alkimia/alkvalue.h>
 
     ...
+
+Normally, adding the Alkimia library to a CMake target is enough to add all the required includes
+for compilation. In cases where libraries are defined without library dependencies, such as when
+creating static libraries, by default the location of the Alkimia include files is not added for
+compilation, resulting in compile errors. This can be fixed by adding the following line:
+
+    include_directories(${LibAlkimia[5]_INCLUDE_DIR})
+
+For compatibility with older alkimia releases the related cmake variable LIBALKIMIA_INCLUDE_DIR
+is also available. Please note that this variable is deprecated and may be removed in future.
diff --git a/src/LibAlkimiaConfig.cmake.in b/src/LibAlkimiaConfig.cmake.in
--- a/src/LibAlkimiaConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/src/LibAlkimiaConfig.cmake.in
@@ -15,5 +15,7 @@
 
 include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/LibAlkimia@ALKIMIA_PATH_SUFFIX@Targets.cmake")
 
-set_property(TARGET Alkimia::alkimia PROPERTY INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "@PACKAGE_INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR@" ${@MP_CMAKE_MODULE@_INCLUDE_DIR})
+set_and_check(LibAlkimia@ALKIMIA_LIB_SUFFIX@_INCLUDE_DIR "@PACKAGE_INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR@")
+set(LIBALKIMIA_INCLUDE_DIR ${LibAlkimia@ALKIMIA_LIB_SUFFIX@_INCLUDE_DIR})
+set_property(TARGET Alkimia::alkimia PROPERTY INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES ${LibAlkimia@ALKIMIA_LIB_SUFFIX@_INCLUDE_DIR} ${@MP_CMAKE_MODULE@_INCLUDE_DIR})
 message(STATUS "Found LibAlkimia: ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/LibAlkimia@ALKIMIA_PATH_SUFFIX@Config.cmake (found version \"@ALKIMIA_LIB_VERSION@\")")