diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cc00d5b..697013a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,8 +31,11 @@ if(BACKTRACE_LIBC)
 	set(BACKTRACE_L_FLAGS "-rdynamic")
 else()
 	pkg_check_modules( UNWIND libunwind )
-	pkg_check_modules( EXECINFO execinfo )
-	set(BACKTRACE_L_FLAGS "")
+	find_library(EXECINFO_LIBRARIES NAMES execinfo)
+	if(EXECINFO_LIBRARIES)
+		set(EXECINFO_FOUND TRUE)
+		set(BACKTRACE_L_FLAGS "-rdynamic")
+	endif()
 endif()
 
 if( ENABLE_RSVG )