diff --git a/Modules/FindEXPAT.cmake b/Modules/FindEXPAT.cmake
index 70fc35b92..ea55a735e 100644
--- a/Modules/FindEXPAT.cmake
+++ b/Modules/FindEXPAT.cmake
@@ -25,11 +25,15 @@
 # (To distribute this file outside of CMake, substitute the full
 #  License text for the above reference.)
 
+find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
+
+pkg_check_modules(PC_EXPAT QUIET expat)
+
 # Look for the header file.
-find_path(EXPAT_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES expat.h)
+find_path(EXPAT_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES expat.h HINTS ${PC_EXPAT_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 
 # Look for the library.
-find_library(EXPAT_LIBRARY NAMES expat libexpat)
+find_library(EXPAT_LIBRARY NAMES expat libexpat HINTS ${PC_EXPAT_LIBRARY_DIRS})
 
 if (EXPAT_INCLUDE_DIR AND EXISTS "${EXPAT_INCLUDE_DIR}/expat.h")
     file(STRINGS "${EXPAT_INCLUDE_DIR}/expat.h" expat_version_str