diff --git a/cmake/modules/Findcap.cmake b/cmake/modules/Findcap.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f33b22d2c29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/modules/Findcap.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# Try to find libcap
+#
+find_package(PkgConfig QUIET REQUIRED)
+
+pkg_check_modules(PC_cap QUIET cap)
+
+find_library(cap_LIBRARY
+  NAMES cap
+  HINTS
+    ${PC_cap_LIBDIR}
+    ${PC_cap_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+
+find_path(cap_INCLUDE_DIR
+  NAMES sys/capability.h
+  HINTS
+    ${PC_cap_INCLUDEDIR}
+    ${PC_cap_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+
+mark_as_advanced(
+  cap_LIBRARY
+  cap_INCLUDE_DIR)
+
+include (FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
+find_package_handle_standard_args (cap
+  REQUIRED_VARS
+    cap_LIBRARY
+    cap_INCLUDE_DIR)
+
+if(cap_FOUND AND NOT TARGET cap::cap)
+  add_library(cap::cap UNKNOWN IMPORTED)
+  set_target_properties(cap::cap
+    PROPERTIES
+      IMPORTED_LOCATION ${cap_LIBRARY}
+      INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES ${cap_INCLUDE_DIR})
+endif()
diff --git a/src/extblkdev/CMakeLists.txt b/src/extblkdev/CMakeLists.txt
index 64010f31cf3..27e7c23e494 100644
--- a/src/extblkdev/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/extblkdev/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ add_subdirectory(vdo)
 add_library(extblkdev STATIC ExtBlkDevPlugin.cc)
 
 if(NOT WIN32)
+find_package(cap)
 target_link_libraries(extblkdev cap)
 endif()