diff --git a/src/kernel/CMakeLists.txt b/src/kernel/CMakeLists.txt
index 9dae4b88111..7c2b9f64a69 100644
--- a/src/kernel/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/kernel/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -132,6 +132,10 @@ endif()
 configure_file(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/libbitcoinkernel.pc.in ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/libbitcoinkernel.pc @ONLY)
 install(FILES ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/libbitcoinkernel.pc DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/pkgconfig" COMPONENT bitcoinkernel)
 
+# Add a convenience libbitcoinkernel target as a synonym for bitcoinkernel.
+add_custom_target(libbitcoinkernel)
+add_dependencies(libbitcoinkernel bitcoinkernel)
+
 install(TARGETS bitcoinkernel
   RUNTIME
     DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}