diff --git a/bindings/qt/sdk.pri b/bindings/qt/sdk.pri
index aa68cb00d..1d495d78f 100644
--- a/bindings/qt/sdk.pri
+++ b/bindings/qt/sdk.pri
@@ -206,6 +206,11 @@ 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