--- a/configure.ac	2017-05-20 09:50:30.146864516 +0000
+++ b/configure.ac	2017-05-20 09:51:26.216792794 +0000
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@
                   [HAVE_UUID=yes],
                   [HAVE_UUID=no])
 
-AM_PATH_CPPUNIT([1.10.0], [HAVE_CPPUNIT=yes])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([CPPUNIT], [cppunit], [HAVE_CPPUNIT=yes], [HAVE_CPPUNIT=no])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([USE_UNIT_TESTS], [test -n "$HAVE_CPPUNIT"])
 
 SCHROOT_CFLAGS="$UUID_CFLAGS"