diff -urN a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -42,8 +42,10 @@ if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_EQUAL "3.3.0" OR
 endif()
 
 if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "Linux")
-  find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
-  pkg_check_modules(UUID REQUIRED uuid)
+  find_path(UUID_INCLUDE_DIR uuid/uuid.h)
+  find_library(UUID_LIBRARY NAMES uuid)
+  include_directories(${UUID_INCLUDE_DIR})
+  link_libraries(${UUID_LIBRARY})
 endif()
 if(APPLE)
   find_library(COREFOUNDATION_LIBRARY CoreFoundation)