diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 71b4b36087..83d567685e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -519,7 +519,9 @@ endif(WIN32 AND NOT MINGW)
 #       CHECK FOR SYSTEM LIBRARIES, OPTIONS, ETC..
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 if(UNIX)
-  find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
+  if(NOT APPLE_FRAMEWORK)
+    find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
+  endif()
   include(CheckFunctionExists)
   include(CheckIncludeFile)