diff --git a/CMakeModules/FindLibPWQuality.cmake b/CMakeModules/FindLibPWQuality.cmake
index 84136f5ad..2728afb1e 100644
--- a/CMakeModules/FindLibPWQuality.cmake
+++ b/CMakeModules/FindLibPWQuality.cmake
@@ -6,10 +6,16 @@
 #  LibPWQuality_LIBRARIES, where to find the library
 #  LibPWQuality_INCLUDE_DIRS, where to find pwquality.h
 #
-include(FindPkgConfig)
+find_package(PkgConfig)
 include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
 
-pkg_search_module(pc_pwquality QUIET pwquality)
+if(PkgConfig_FOUND)
+    pkg_search_module(pc_pwquality QUIET pwquality)
+else()
+    # It's just possible that the find_path and find_library will
+    # find it **anyway**, so let's pretend it was there.
+    set(pc_pwquality_FOUND ON)
+endif()
 
 find_path(LibPWQuality_INCLUDE_DIR
     NAMES pwquality.h