diff --git a/src/vcap/CMakeLists.txt b/src/vcap/CMakeLists.txt
index 9a39d7c9..e0c634eb 100644
--- a/src/vcap/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/vcap/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,17 +2,21 @@ set (libname "vcap")
 set (libdescription "upm Video Frame Capture and image save utility")
 set (module_src ${libname}.cxx)
 set (module_hpp ${libname}.hpp)
-set (reqlibname "jpeg")
-upm_module_init()
-target_link_libraries(${libname} jpeg)
-if (BUILDSWIG)
-  if (BUILDSWIGNODE)
-    swig_link_libraries (jsupm_${libname} jpeg)
-  endif()
-  if (BUILDSWIGPYTHON)
-    swig_link_libraries (pyupm_${libname} jpeg)
-  endif()
-  if (BUILDSWIGJAVA)
-    swig_link_libraries (javaupm_${libname} jpeg)
-  endif()
-endif()
+
+find_package (JPEG)
+if (JPEG_FOUND)
+    set (reqlibname "jpeg")
+    upm_module_init()
+    target_link_libraries(${libname} jpeg)
+    if (BUILDSWIG)
+      if (BUILDSWIGNODE)
+        swig_link_libraries (jsupm_${libname} jpeg)
+      endif()
+      if (BUILDSWIGPYTHON)
+        swig_link_libraries (pyupm_${libname} jpeg)
+      endif()
+      if (BUILDSWIGJAVA)
+        swig_link_libraries (javaupm_${libname} jpeg)
+      endif()
+    endif()
+endif()
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