diff --git a/messageviewer/src/CMakeLists.txt b/messageviewer/src/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/messageviewer/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/messageviewer/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@
 
 configure_file(settings/messageviewer.kcfg.cmake ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/messageviewer.kcfg)
 include(CheckIncludeFiles)
-check_include_files(sys/inotify.h SYS_INOTIFY_H_FOUND)
-macro_bool_to_01(SYS_INOTIFY_H_FOUND HAVE_SYS_INOTIFY_H)
+find_package(Inotify)
+set_package_properties(Inotify PROPERTIES
+                       PURPOSE "Filesystem alteration notifications using inotify")
+macro_bool_to_01(Inotify_FOUND HAVE_SYS_INOTIFY_H)
 configure_file(config-messageviewer.h.cmake ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/config-messageviewer.h)
 
 # target_include_directories does not handle empty include paths