diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1a7fc55..005cc1e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ endif()
 
 #locate rjp library requirements
 if(ENABLE_RESTORE_FILE)
-	find_library(RJP_LIB rjp)
-	find_path(RJP_HEADER_DIR rjp.h)
+	find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
+	pkg_check_modules(RJP REQUIRED rjp)
 	#temporary library (no actual library generated)
 	add_library(common_srcs OBJECT src/cmd.c src/common.c src/restore.c)
 	add_definitions("-DENABLE_RESTORE_FILE")
@@ -80,8 +80,9 @@ if(BUILD_REXLEDCTL)
 	target_compile_definitions(rexledctl PRIVATE REXLEDCTL) #define REXLEDCTL in C files
 	target_link_libraries(rexledctl PRIVATE $<TARGET_OBJECTS:common_srcs>) #link with the common_srcs "library"
 	if(ENABLE_RESTORE_FILE)
-		target_link_libraries(rexledctl PRIVATE "${RJP_LIB}")   #link with rjp
-		target_include_directories(rexledctl PUBLIC "${RJP_HEADER_DIR}") #include rjp.h directory
+		target_link_libraries(rexledctl PRIVATE "${RJP_LIBRARIES}")   #link with rjp
+		target_include_directories(rexledctl PUBLIC "${RJP_INCLUDE_DIRS}") #include rjp.h directory
+		target_compile_options(rexledctl PUBLIC ${RJP_CFLAGS_OTHER})
 	endif()
 	install(TARGETS rexledctl RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
 	if(INSTALL_UDEV_LED_RULE)
@@ -95,8 +96,9 @@ if(BUILD_REXBACKLIGHT)
 	target_compile_definitions(rexbacklight PRIVATE REXBACKLIGHT)
 	target_link_libraries(rexbacklight PRIVATE $<TARGET_OBJECTS:common_srcs>)
 	if(ENABLE_RESTORE_FILE)
-		target_link_libraries(rexbacklight PRIVATE "${RJP_LIB}")
-		target_include_directories(rexbacklight PUBLIC "${RJP_HEADER_DIR}")
+		target_link_libraries(rexbacklight PRIVATE "${RJP_LIBRARIES}")
+		target_include_directories(rexbacklight PUBLIC "${RJP_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
+		target_compile_options(rexbacklight PUBLIC ${RJP_CFLAGS_OTHER})
 	endif()
 	install(TARGETS rexbacklight RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
 	if(INSTALL_UDEV_BACKLIGHT_RULE)