diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2ec2fa10d..ec7f0f17a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ set(GTKMM3_MINIMUM 3.24.0)
 set(GTKMM4_MINIMUM 4.11.1)
 set(OPENSSL_MINIMUM 1.1.0)
 set(MBEDTLS_MINIMUM 2.7)
+set(MINIUPNPC_MINIMUM 2.2.1)
 set(NPM_MINIMUM 10.2.3) # Node.js 20.10 (eslint-plugin-unicorn)
 set(PSL_MINIMUM 0.21.0)
 set(QT_MINIMUM 5.15)
@@ -547,14 +548,16 @@ if(WIN32)
 else()
     set(TR_MINIUPNPC_LIBNAME miniupnpc)
 endif()
-tr_add_external_auto_library_legacy(MINIUPNPC miniupnp/miniupnpc ${TR_MINIUPNPC_LIBNAME}
-    TARGET miniupnpc::libminiupnpc
+tr_add_external_auto_library(MINIUPNPC miniupnpc
+    LIBNAME ${TR_MINIUPNPC_LIBNAME}
+    SOURCE_DIR miniupnp/miniupnpc
+    TARGET miniupnpc::miniupnpc
     CMAKE_ARGS
         -DUPNPC_BUILD_STATIC=ON
         -DUPNPC_BUILD_SHARED=OFF
         -DUPNPC_BUILD_TESTS=OFF)
 if(NOT USE_SYSTEM_MINIUPNPC)
-    target_compile_definitions(miniupnpc::libminiupnpc
+    target_compile_definitions(miniupnpc::miniupnpc
         INTERFACE
             MINIUPNP_STATICLIB)
 endif()
diff --git a/cmake/FindMINIUPNPC.cmake b/cmake/FindMINIUPNPC.cmake
deleted file mode 100644
index e15af6785..000000000
--- a/cmake/FindMINIUPNPC.cmake
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-if(MINIUPNPC_PREFER_STATIC_LIB)
-    set(MINIUPNPC_ORIG_CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES ${CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES})
-    if(WIN32)
-        set(CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES .a .lib ${CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES})
-    else()
-        set(CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES .a ${CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES})
-    endif()
-endif()
-
-if(UNIX)
-    find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
-    pkg_check_modules(_MINIUPNPC QUIET libminiupnpc)
-endif()
-
-find_path(MINIUPNPC_INCLUDE_DIR
-    NAMES miniupnpc/miniupnpc.h
-    HINTS ${_MINIUPNPC_INCLUDEDIR})
-find_library(MINIUPNPC_LIBRARY
-    NAMES
-        miniupnpc
-        libminiupnpc
-    HINTS ${_MINIUPNPC_LIBDIR})
-
-set(MINIUPNPC_INCLUDE_DIRS ${MINIUPNPC_INCLUDE_DIR})
-set(MINIUPNPC_LIBRARIES ${MINIUPNPC_LIBRARY})
-
-include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
-
-find_package_handle_standard_args(MINIUPNPC
-    REQUIRED_VARS
-        MINIUPNPC_LIBRARY
-        MINIUPNPC_INCLUDE_DIR)
-
-mark_as_advanced(MINIUPNPC_INCLUDE_DIR MINIUPNPC_LIBRARY)
-
-if(MINIUPNPC_PREFER_STATIC_LIB)
-    set(CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES ${MINIUPNPC_ORIG_CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES})
-    unset(MINIUPNPC_ORIG_CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES)
-endif()
diff --git a/cmake/Findminiupnpc.cmake b/cmake/Findminiupnpc.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3f339004b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/Findminiupnpc.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+find_package(${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NAME} QUIET NO_MODULE)
+
+include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
+if(${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NAME}_FOUND)
+    find_package_handle_standard_args(${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NAME} CONFIG_MODE)
+    return()
+endif()
+
+if(${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NAME}_PREFER_STATIC_LIB)
+    set(${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NAME}_ORIG_CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES ${CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES})
+    if(WIN32)
+        set(CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES .a .lib ${CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES})
+    else()
+        set(CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES .a ${CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES})
+    endif()
+endif()
+
+if(UNIX)
+    find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
+    pkg_check_modules(_MINIUPNPC QUIET libminiupnpc)
+endif()
+
+find_path(${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NAME}_INCLUDE_DIR
+    NAMES miniupnpc/miniupnpc.h
+    HINTS ${_MINIUPNPC_INCLUDEDIR})
+find_library(${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NAME}_LIBRARY
+    NAMES
+        miniupnpc
+        libminiupnpc
+    HINTS ${_MINIUPNPC_LIBDIR})
+
+if(_MINIUPNPC_VERSION)
+    set(${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NAME}_VERSION ${_MINIUPNPC_VERSION})
+elseif(${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NAME}_INCLUDE_DIR)
+    file(STRINGS "${${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NAME}_INCLUDE_DIR}/miniupnpc/miniupnpc.h" _MINIUPNPC_VERSION_STR
+        REGEX "^#define[\t ]+MINIUPNPC_VERSION[\t ]+\"[^\"]+\"")
+    if(_MINIUPNPC_VERSION_STR MATCHES "\"([^\"]+)\"")
+        set(${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NAME}_VERSION "${CMAKE_MATCH_1}")
+    endif()
+endif()
+
+find_package_handle_standard_args(${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NAME}
+    REQUIRED_VARS
+        ${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NAME}_LIBRARY
+        ${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NAME}_INCLUDE_DIR
+    VERSION_VAR ${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NAME}_VERSION)
+
+if(${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NAME}_FOUND)
+    set(${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NAME}_INCLUDE_DIRS ${${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NAME}_INCLUDE_DIR})
+    set(${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NAME}_LIBRARIES ${${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NAME}_LIBRARY})
+
+    if(NOT TARGET miniupnpc::miniupnpc)
+        add_library(miniupnpc::miniupnpc INTERFACE IMPORTED)
+        target_include_directories(miniupnpc::miniupnpc
+            INTERFACE
+                ${${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NAME}_INCLUDE_DIR})
+        target_link_libraries(miniupnpc::miniupnpc
+            INTERFACE
+                ${${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NAME}_LIBRARY})
+    endif()
+endif()
+
+mark_as_advanced(${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NAME}_INCLUDE_DIR ${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NAME}_LIBRARY)
+
+if(${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NAME}_PREFER_STATIC_LIB)
+    set(CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES ${${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NAME}_ORIG_CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES})
+    unset(${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NAME}_ORIG_CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES)
+endif()
diff --git a/libtransmission/CMakeLists.txt b/libtransmission/CMakeLists.txt
index 629fb6636..a1c4ff3e3 100644
--- a/libtransmission/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libtransmission/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ target_link_libraries(${TR_NAME}
         FastFloat::fast_float
         psl::psl
         natpmp::natpmp
-        miniupnpc::libminiupnpc
+        miniupnpc::miniupnpc
         dht::dht
         libutp::libutp
         libb64::libb64