diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ccc80b5dc..079541707 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -356,6 +356,15 @@ if(GMOCK_INCLUDE_DIRS)
   endif(GTEST_INCLUDE_DIRS)
 endif(GMOCK_INCLUDE_DIRS)
 
+# Use system sha2 if it's available
+find_path(SHA2_INCLUDE_DIRS sha2.h)
+find_library(SHA2_LIBRARIES sha2)
+if(NOT SHA2_INCLUDE_DIRS OR NOT SHA2_LIBRARIES)
+  add_subdirectory(3rdparty/sha2)
+  set(SHA2_INCLUDE_DIRS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/3rdparty/sha2)
+  set(SHA2_LIBRARIES sha2)
+endif(NOT SHA2_INCLUDE_DIRS OR NOT SHA2_LIBRARIES)
+
 # Use our 3rdparty chromaprint if a system one wasn't found
 if(NOT CHROMAPRINT_FOUND)
   add_subdirectory(3rdparty/chromaprint)
@@ -372,7 +381,6 @@ add_subdirectory(src)
 if (WIN32)
   add_subdirectory(3rdparty/qtwin)
 endif (WIN32)
-add_subdirectory(3rdparty/sha2)
 add_subdirectory(3rdparty/universalchardet)
 add_subdirectory(tests)
 add_subdirectory(dist)
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 5bd4095e2..4836159e4 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ endif(BUILD_WERROR)
 
 include_directories(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
 include_directories(../3rdparty/gmock/gtest/include)
-include_directories(../3rdparty/sha2)
 if(WIN32)
   include_directories(../3rdparty/qtwin)
 endif(WIN32)
@@ -26,6 +25,7 @@ include_directories(${QTSINGLEAPPLICATION_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 include_directories(${QTIOCOMPRESSOR_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 include_directories(${QXT_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 include_directories(${ECHONEST_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+include_directories(${SHA2_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 include_directories(${CHROMAPRINT_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 
 find_package(OpenGL)
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ add_dependencies(clementine_lib pot)
 target_link_libraries(clementine_lib
   libclementine-common
   libclementine-tagreader
-  sha2
+  ${SHA2_LIBRARIES}
   ${TAGLIB_LIBRARIES}
   ${CHROMAPRINT_LIBRARIES}
   ${ECHONEST_LIBRARIES}