diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4fc9f9097..e56afae26 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -126,16 +126,13 @@ add_subdirectory(${CCOMMON_SOURCE_DIR} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/ccommon)
 include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake")
 
-find_package(Check)
-if(NOT CHECK_FOUND)
-    message(WARNING "Check is required to build and run tests")
-endif(NOT CHECK_FOUND)
-if(CHECK_FOUND)
-    check_symbol_exists(ck_assert_int_eq check.h CHECK_WORKING)
-    if(NOT CHECK_WORKING)
-        message(WARNING "Check version too old to build tests")
-    endif(NOT CHECK_WORKING)
-endif(CHECK_FOUND)
+find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
+
+if(PKG_CONFIG_FOUND)
+    pkg_check_modules(Check REQUIRED check>=0.10)
+else()
+    find_package(Check REQUIRED 0.10)
+endif()
 
 find_package(Threads)
 
diff --git a/deps/ccommon/CMakeLists.txt b/deps/ccommon/CMakeLists.txt
index cd8e95a4b..2eb1289d9 100644
--- a/deps/ccommon/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/deps/ccommon/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -140,17 +140,6 @@ endif(COVERAGE)
 include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake")
 
-find_package(Check)
-if(NOT CHECK_FOUND)
-    message(WARNING "Check is required to build and run tests")
-endif(NOT CHECK_FOUND)
-if(CHECK_FOUND)
-    check_symbol_exists(ck_assert_int_eq check.h CHECK_WORKING)
-    if(NOT CHECK_WORKING)
-        message(WARNING "Check version too old to build tests")
-    endif(NOT CHECK_WORKING)
-endif(CHECK_FOUND)
-
 find_package(Threads)