diff --git a/src/sail-codecs/avif/CMakeLists.txt b/src/sail-codecs/avif/CMakeLists.txt
index 3f36e0c8..7a24ad25 100644
--- a/src/sail-codecs/avif/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/sail-codecs/avif/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-find_library(AVIF_LIBRARY avif          ${SAIL_CODEC_AVIF_REQUIRED_OPTION})
-find_path(AVIF_INCLUDE_DIRS avif/avif.h ${SAIL_CODEC_AVIF_REQUIRED_OPTION})
+find_package(libavif CONFIG ${SAIL_CODEC_AVIF_REQUIRED_OPTION})
 
-if (NOT AVIF_LIBRARY OR NOT AVIF_INCLUDE_DIRS)
+if (NOT libavif_FOUND)
     return()
 endif()
 
@@ -18,5 +17,4 @@ set(SAIL_CODECS_FIND_DEPENDENCIES ${SAIL_CODECS_FIND_DEPENDENCIES} "find_depende
 sail_codec(NAME avif
             SOURCES helpers.h helpers.c io.h io.c avif.c
             ICON avif.png
-            DEPENDENCY_INCLUDE_DIRS ${AVIF_INCLUDE_DIRS}
-            DEPENDENCY_LIBS ${AVIF_LIBRARY})
+            DEPENDENCY_LIBS avif)