--- a/bindings/qt/sdk.pri
+++ b/bindings/qt/sdk.pri
@@ -295,6 +295,11 @@ CONFIG(USE_PDFIUM) {
                 DEFINES += HAVE_PDFIUM
                 LIBS += -lpdfium
             }
+            else:exists(/usr/include/pdfium/fpdfview.h) {
+                DEFINES += HAVE_PDFIUM
+                INCLUDEPATH += /usr/include/pdfium
+                LIBS += -lpdfium
+            }
         }
         else {#win/mac
             DEFINES += HAVE_PDFIUM