diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 66fad6d8..88734360 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ target_include_directories(mimalloc-obj PUBLIC
     $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:${mi_install_dir}/include>
 )
 
+install(TARGETS mimalloc-obj EXPORT mimalloc DESTINATION ${mi_install_dir})
+
 install(FILES $<TARGET_OBJECTS:mimalloc-obj>
         DESTINATION ${mi_install_dir}
         RENAME ${mi_basename}${CMAKE_C_OUTPUT_EXTENSION} )
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index dd453458..a9efaff9 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,17 +13,25 @@ if (NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
 endif()
 
 # Import mimalloc (if installed)
-find_package(mimalloc 1.0 REQUIRED)
+find_package(mimalloc 1.0 REQUIRED NO_SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_PATH)
+
+message(STATUS "${MIMALLOC_INCLUDE_DIR}")
 
 # Tests
-add_executable(static-override  main-override.c)
-target_link_libraries(static-override PUBLIC mimalloc-static)
-
-add_executable(static-override-cxx  main-override.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(static-override-cxx PUBLIC mimalloc-static)
-
 add_executable(dynamic-override  main-override.c)
 target_link_libraries(dynamic-override PUBLIC mimalloc)
 
 add_executable(dynamic-override-cxx  main-override.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(dynamic-override-cxx PUBLIC mimalloc)
+
+# with a static library
+add_executable(static-override main-override.c)
+target_link_libraries(static-override PUBLIC mimalloc-static)
+
+add_executable(static-override-cxx  main-override.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(static-override-cxx PUBLIC mimalloc-static)
+
+# and with a static object file; need to link with pthread explicitly :-(
+add_executable(static-override-obj main-override.c $<TARGET_OBJECTS:mimalloc-obj>)
+target_include_directories(static-override-obj PUBLIC $<TARGET_PROPERTY:mimalloc-obj,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>)
+target_link_libraries(static-override-obj PUBLIC pthread)