diff --git a/daemon/backends/CMakeLists.txt b/daemon/backends/CMakeLists.txt
index 443f1135..6f45f9bf 100644
--- a/daemon/backends/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/daemon/backends/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,67 +1,69 @@
 ########################## UPower Backend #####################################
 include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/upower
                     ${X11_INCLUDE_DIR}
                     ${X11_Xrandr_INCLUDE_PATH})
 
 set(powerdevilupowerbackend_SRCS
     ${PowerDevil_SOURCE_DIR}/daemon/powerdevil_debug.cpp
     upower/upowersuspendjob.cpp
     upower/login1suspendjob.cpp
     upower/powerdevilupowerbackend.cpp
     upower/xrandrbrightness.cpp
     upower/xrandrxcbhelper.cpp
     upower/udevqtclient.cpp
     upower/udevqtdevice.cpp
     upower/ddcutilbrightness.cpp
 )
 
 set_source_files_properties(
 ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/upower/dbus/org.freedesktop.UPower.xml
 ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/upower/dbus/org.freedesktop.UPower.Device.xml
 PROPERTIES NO_NAMESPACE TRUE)
 
 qt5_add_dbus_interface(powerdevilupowerbackend_SRCS
 ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/upower/dbus/org.freedesktop.UPower.xml
 upower_interface)
 
 qt5_add_dbus_interface(powerdevilupowerbackend_SRCS
 ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/upower/dbus/org.freedesktop.UPower.Device.xml
 upower_device_interface)
 
 qt5_add_dbus_interface(powerdevilupowerbackend_SRCS
 ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/upower/dbus/org.freedesktop.UPower.KbdBacklight.xml
 upower_kbdbacklight_interface)
 
 ## backlight helper executable
 add_executable(backlighthelper upower/backlighthelper.cpp ${PowerDevil_SOURCE_DIR}/daemon/powerdevil_debug.cpp ${backlighthelper_mocs})
 target_link_libraries(backlighthelper Qt5::Core KF5::Auth KF5::I18n)
 install(TARGETS backlighthelper DESTINATION ${KAUTH_HELPER_INSTALL_DIR})
 kauth_install_helper_files(backlighthelper org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper root)
 kauth_install_actions(org.kde.powerdevil.backlighthelper ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/upower/backlight_helper_actions.actions)
 
 ## discrete gpu helper executable
 add_executable(discretegpuhelper upower/discretegpuhelper.cpp ${PowerDevil_SOURCE_DIR}/daemon/powerdevil_debug.cpp ${discretegpuhelper_mocs})
 target_link_libraries(discretegpuhelper Qt5::Core KF5::Auth)
 install(TARGETS discretegpuhelper DESTINATION ${KAUTH_HELPER_INSTALL_DIR})
 kauth_install_helper_files(discretegpuhelper org.kde.powerdevil.discretegpuhelper root)
 kauth_install_actions(org.kde.powerdevil.discretegpuhelper ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/upower/discretegpu_helper_actions.actions)
 
 add_library(powerdevilupowerbackend ${powerdevilupowerbackend_SRCS})
 set_target_properties(powerdevilupowerbackend PROPERTIES PREFIX "")
 target_link_libraries(powerdevilupowerbackend
     Qt5::Widgets
     KF5::Auth
     KF5::ConfigCore
     KF5::CoreAddons
     KF5::DBusAddons
     KF5::I18n
     ${UDEV_LIBS}
     ${X11_LIBRARIES}
     ${X11_Xrandr_LIB}
     ${XCB_XCB_LIBRARY}
     ${XCB_RANDR_LIBRARY}
     powerdevilcore
-    ddcutil
 )
+if(DDCUTIL_FOUND)
+    target_link_libraries(powerdevilupowerbackend ${LIBDDCUTIL_LIBRARY})
+endif()
 
 install(TARGETS powerdevilupowerbackend DESTINATION ${PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIR}/kf5/powerdevil)