diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a7f96515c..7bf491ef1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ IF (NOT WIN32)
 	pkg_check_modules(SQLITE3 sqlite3)
 ENDIF ()
 
-IF (SQLITE3_LIBRARIES AND SQLITE3_INCLUDE_DIRS)
+IF (SQLITE3_FOUND)
 	ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DGIT2_SQLITE_BACKEND)
 	INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${SQLITE3_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 ENDIF ()