diff --git a/build/cmake/ThriftConfig.cmake.in b/build/cmake/ThriftConfig.cmake.in
index c055200..2f2003b 100644
--- a/build/cmake/ThriftConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/build/cmake/ThriftConfig.cmake.in
@@ -59,7 +59,19 @@
 endif()
 
 if(@Libevent_FOUND@ AND @WITH_LIBEVENT@)
+    if(DEFINED CMAKE_MODULE_PATH)
+        set(THRIFT_CMAKE_MODULE_PATH_OLD ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH})
+    else()
+        unset(THRIFT_CMAKE_MODULE_PATH_OLD)
+    endif()
+    set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${THRIFT_CMAKE_DIR}")
     find_dependency(Libevent)
+    if(DEFINED THRIFT_CMAKE_MODULE_PATH_OLD)
+        set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${THRIFT_CMAKE_MODULE_PATH_OLD})
+        unset(THRIFT_CMAKE_MODULE_PATH_OLD)
+    else()
+        unset(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH)
+    endif()
 endif()
 
 check_required_components(Thrift)