diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 47bbaa1..43f384d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -296,9 +296,14 @@ if(USE_WEBP)
 endif()
 
 if(USE_CAIRO)
-    mapnik_find_package(Cairo REQUIRED)
+    if(WIN32)
+        mapnik_find_package(Cairo REQUIRED)
+        list(APPEND MAPNIK_OPTIONAL_LIBS Cairo::Cairo)
+    else()
+        pkg_check_modules(Cairo REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET cairo)
+        list(APPEND MAPNIK_OPTIONAL_LIBS PkgConfig::Cairo)
+    endif()
     list(APPEND MAPNIK_COMPILE_DEFS HAVE_CAIRO)
-    list(APPEND MAPNIK_OPTIONAL_LIBS Cairo::Cairo)
 endif()
 
 if(USE_PROJ)