diff --git a/winpr/libwinpr/CMakeLists.txt b/winpr/libwinpr/CMakeLists.txt
index 840e09034..4be2015c5 100644
--- a/winpr/libwinpr/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/winpr/libwinpr/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -106,9 +106,17 @@ set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES rt)
 find_package(uriparser)
 option(WITH_URIPARSER "use uriparser library to handle URIs" ${uriparser_FOUND})
 if (WITH_URIPARSER)
-	find_package(uriparser CONFIG REQUIRED char)
+	find_package(uriparser CONFIG COMPONENTS char)
+	if (uriparser_FOUND)
+		winpr_library_add_private(uriparser::uriparser)
+	else()
+		find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
+		pkg_check_modules(uriparser REQUIRED liburiparser)
+		winpr_include_directory_add(${uriparser_INCLUDEDIR})
+		winpr_include_directory_add(${uriparser_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+		winpr_library_add_private(${uriparser_LIBRARIES})
+	endif()
 	add_definitions("-DWITH_URIPARSER")
-	winpr_library_add_private(uriparser::uriparser)
 endif()
 
 if(NOT IOS)