diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index e1f8970..52fd68e 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ set(UWSC_HAVE_MBEDTLS_CONFIG 0)
 if(NOT UWSC_SSL_SUPPORT)
     set(UWSC_SSL_SUPPORT_CONFIG 0)
 else()
-    find_package(OpenSSL)
+    find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
+    pkg_check_modules(OPENSSL QUIET openssl)
+    if (NOT OPENSSL_FOUND)
+        find_package(OpenSSL)
+    endif()
     find_package(WolfSSL)
     find_package(MbedTLS)