diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 52629d3..a93c7e8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -241,13 +241,13 @@ if(NOT WIN32)
 endif()
 
 if(gperftools_enable_libunwind)
-  check_include_file("libunwind.h" HAVE_LIBUNWIND_H)
+  find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
+  pkg_check_modules(PC_LIBUNWIND libunwind REQUIRED)
+  find_file(HAVE_LIBUNWIND_H "libunwind.h" PATHS ${PC_LIBUNWIND_INCLUDE_DIRS} NO_DEFAULT_PATH REQUIRED)
   if(HAVE_LIBUNWIND_H)
-    find_library(libunwind_location NAMES unwind)
-    if(libunwind_location)
-      check_library_exists(
-        unwind backtrace ${libunwind_location} have_libunwind)
-    endif()
+    include_directories(${PC_LIBUNWIND_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+    set(libunwind_location "${PC_LIBUNWIND_LINK_LIBRARIES}" CACHE INTERNAL "")
+    set(have_libunwind 1)
     if(have_libunwind)
       set(unwind_libs ${libunwind_location})
       set(will_use_libunwind ON)