--- a/Modules/FindLibLZMA.cmake
+++ b/Modules/FindLibLZMA.cmake
@@ -114,7 +114,13 @@ Finding the liblzma library and linking
 cmake_policy(PUSH)
 cmake_policy(SET CMP0159 NEW) # file(STRINGS) with REGEX updates CMAKE_MATCH_<n>
 
-find_path(LIBLZMA_INCLUDE_DIR lzma.h )
+if(UNIX)
+  find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
+  pkg_search_module(PC_liblzma liblzma)
+endif()
+
+find_path(LIBLZMA_INCLUDE_DIR lzma.h HINTS ${PC_liblzma_INCLUDEDIR} ${PC_liblzma_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+find_library(LIBLZMA_LIBRARY NAMES lzma HINTS ${PC_liblzma_LIBDIR} ${PC_liblzma_LIBRARY_DIRS})
 if(NOT LIBLZMA_LIBRARY)
   find_library(LIBLZMA_LIBRARY_RELEASE NAMES lzma liblzma NAMES_PER_DIR PATH_SUFFIXES lib)
   find_library(LIBLZMA_LIBRARY_DEBUG NAMES lzmad liblzmad NAMES_PER_DIR PATH_SUFFIXES lib)
