diff --git a/src/cmake/externalpackages.cmake b/src/cmake/externalpackages.cmake
index 7ebc1cf..a920c72 100644
--- a/src/cmake/externalpackages.cmake
+++ b/src/cmake/externalpackages.cmake
@@ -64,12 +64,19 @@ find_package (PNG REQUIRED)
 ###########################################################################
 # IlmBase & OpenEXR setup
 
+find_package (Threads)
+if (CMAKE_USE_PTHREADS_INIT)
+    set (ILMBASE_PTHREADS ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
+endif ()
+
 find_package (OpenEXR 2.0 REQUIRED)
 #OpenEXR 2.2 still has problems with importing ImathInt64.h unqualified
 #thus need for ilmbase/OpenEXR
-include_directories ("${OPENEXR_INCLUDE_DIR}"
-                     "${ILMBASE_INCLUDE_DIR}"
-                     "${ILMBASE_INCLUDE_DIR}/OpenEXR")
+set(ILMBASE_LIBRARIES ${OPENEXR_IMATH_LIBRARY} ${OPENEXR_IEX_LIBRARY} ${OPENEXR_HALF_LIBRARY} ${OPENEXR_ILMTHREAD_LIBRARY} ${ILMBASE_PTHREADS}  CACHE STRING "The libraries needed to use IlmBase")
+set(OPENEXR_LIBRARIES ${OPENEXR_ILMIMF_LIBRARY} ${ILMBASE_LIBRARIES}  CACHE STRING "The libraries needed to use OpenEXR")
+set(ILMBASE_INCLUDE_DIR ${OPENEXR_INCLUDE_DIR})
+set(ILMBASE_FOUND TRUE)
+include_directories ("${OPENEXR_INCLUDE_DIR}")
 if (NOT OpenEXR_FIND_QUIETLY)
     message (STATUS "OPENEXR_INCLUDE_DIR = ${OPENEXR_INCLUDE_DIR}")
     message (STATUS "OPENEXR_LIBRARIES = ${OPENEXR_LIBRARIES}")