diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a5b62e8f1..2e2865273 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ include(CheckIncludeFiles)
 include(CheckLibraryExists)
 include(CheckSymbolExists)
 include(CheckStructHasMember)
-include(FindPkgConfig)
 include(TestBigEndian)
 
 include(FindFeature)
diff --git a/client/SDL/aad/CMakeLists.txt b/client/SDL/aad/CMakeLists.txt
index c2b0620f0..3b553201d 100644
--- a/client/SDL/aad/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/client/SDL/aad/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ if (WITH_WEBVIEW)
         ${WEBKIT}
       )
     else()
-      include(FindPkgConfig)
       find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
       pkg_check_modules(WEBVIEW_GTK webkit2gtk-4.0 REQUIRED)
       include_directories(${WEBVIEW_GTK_INCLUDE_DIRS})
diff --git a/client/common/CMakeLists.txt b/client/common/CMakeLists.txt
index 322131dfe..2fa355ab5 100644
--- a/client/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/client/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ endif()
 
 option(WITH_FUSE "Build clipboard with FUSE file copy support" ${OPT_FUSE_DEFAULT})
 if(WITH_FUSE)
-	include(FindPkgConfig)
 	find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
 
 	pkg_check_modules(FUSE3 fuse3)
diff --git a/cmake/FindFFmpeg.cmake b/cmake/FindFFmpeg.cmake
index ffa16412a..ef65af423 100644
--- a/cmake/FindFFmpeg.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindFFmpeg.cmake
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 set(REQUIRED_AVCODEC_VERSION 0.8)
 set(REQUIRED_AVCODEC_API_VERSION 53.25.0)
 
-include(FindPkgConfig)
+find_package(PkgConfig)
 
 if (PKG_CONFIG_FOUND)
 	pkg_check_modules(AVCODEC libavcodec)
diff --git a/cmake/FindKRB5.cmake b/cmake/FindKRB5.cmake
index eef19b34e..0b908c51d 100644
--- a/cmake/FindKRB5.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindKRB5.cmake
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ endfunction()
 #
 # * First search with pkg-config (prefer MIT over Heimdal)
 # * Then try to find krb5-config (generic, krb5-config.mit and last krb5-config.heimdal)
-include(FindPkgConfig)
 find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
 
 if (KRB5_ROOT_CONFIG)
diff --git a/cmake/FindPCSC.cmake b/cmake/FindPCSC.cmake
index 16a59e8e3..e0272420c 100644
--- a/cmake/FindPCSC.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindPCSC.cmake
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #  PCSC_INCLUDE_DIRS - pcsc include directories
 #  PCSC_LIBRARIES - libraries needed for linking
 
-include(FindPkgConfig)
+find_package(PkgConfig)
 
 if(PKG_CONFIG_FOUND)
 	pkg_check_modules(PC_PCSC QUIET libpcsclite)
diff --git a/cmake/FindPkcs11.cmake b/cmake/FindPkcs11.cmake
index c1d1b5201..bcfb2061b 100644
--- a/cmake/FindPkcs11.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindPkcs11.cmake
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #  PKCS11_INCLUDE_DIRS  - combined include directories
 #  PKCS11_LIBRARIES    - combined libraries to link
 
-include(FindPkgConfig)
+find_package(PkgConfig)
 
 if (PKG_CONFIG_FOUND)
 	pkg_check_modules(PKCS11 libpkcs11-helper-1)
diff --git a/cmake/FindPulse.cmake b/cmake/FindPulse.cmake
index a53f71fdb..596641318 100644
--- a/cmake/FindPulse.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindPulse.cmake
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-include(FindPkgConfig)
+find_package(PkgConfig)
 
 if(PKG_CONFIG_FOUND)
 	pkg_check_modules(PULSE libpulse)
diff --git a/cmake/FindSWScale.cmake b/cmake/FindSWScale.cmake
index 57ef9ca7c..8ee9cc68b 100644
--- a/cmake/FindSWScale.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindSWScale.cmake
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-include(FindPkgConfig)
+find_package(PkgConfig)
 
 if (PKG_CONFIG_FOUND)
 	pkg_check_modules(SWScale libswscale)
diff --git a/cmake/FindWayland.cmake b/cmake/FindWayland.cmake
index e35173355..cfb6a865f 100644
--- a/cmake/FindWayland.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindWayland.cmake
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #=============================================================================
 
-include(FindPkgConfig)
+find_package(PkgConfig)
 
 if(PKG_CONFIG_FOUND)
     pkg_check_modules(WAYLAND_SCANNER_PC wayland-scanner)
diff --git a/rdtk/CMakeLists.txt b/rdtk/CMakeLists.txt
index ade385d2a..5a24c7069 100644
--- a/rdtk/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rdtk/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../cmake/)
 include(CheckIncludeFiles)
 include(CheckLibraryExists)
 include(CheckStructHasMember)
-include(FindPkgConfig)
 include(TestBigEndian)
 
 # Check for cmake compatibility (enable/disable features)
diff --git a/uwac/CMakeLists.txt b/uwac/CMakeLists.txt
index 4f82b6b74..4c98ccaa4 100644
--- a/uwac/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/uwac/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ endif()
 
 # Find required libraries
 if (UWAC_HAVE_PIXMAN_REGION)
-	include(FindPkgConfig)
+	find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
 	pkg_check_modules(pixman REQUIRED pixman-1)
 	include_directories(${pixman_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 elseif (FREERDP_UNIFIED_BUILD)
diff --git a/winpr/CMakeLists.txt b/winpr/CMakeLists.txt
index 3c214bf49..a476445be 100644
--- a/winpr/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/winpr/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ include(CheckIncludeFiles)
 include(CheckLibraryExists)
 include(CheckSymbolExists)
 include(CheckStructHasMember)
-include(FindPkgConfig)
 include(TestBigEndian)
 
 # Include our extra modules