--- a/cmake/OpenCVDetectFlatbuffers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVDetectFlatbuffers.cmake
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 if(WITH_FLATBUFFERS)
   set(HAVE_FLATBUFFERS 1)
+  find_package(flatbuffers CONFIG REQUIRED)
+  ocv_add_external_target(flatbuffers "" "flatbuffers::flatbuffers" "HAVE_FLATBUFFERS=1")
+elseif(0)
   set(flatbuffers_VERSION "23.5.9")
   ocv_install_3rdparty_licenses(flatbuffers "${OpenCV_SOURCE_DIR}/3rdparty/flatbuffers/LICENSE.txt")
   ocv_add_external_target(flatbuffers "${OpenCV_SOURCE_DIR}/3rdparty/flatbuffers/include" "" "HAVE_FLATBUFFERS=1")