--- CMakeLists.txt.orig	2026-09-15 23:40:06 UTC
+++ CMakeLists.txt
@@ -50,16 +50,20 @@ if(NOT utf8cpp_FOUND)
 
 find_package(utf8cpp)
 if(NOT utf8cpp_FOUND)
-  include(FetchContent REQUIRED)
-  FetchContent_Declare(
-        utf8cpp
-        GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/nemtrif/utfcpp.git
-        GIT_TAG v3.2.5
-        GIT_PROGRESS TRUE
-        DOWNLOAD_EXTRACT_TIMESTAMP ON
-        OVERRIDE_FIND_PACKAGE
-    )
-    FetchContent_MakeAvailable(utf8cpp)
+  # utf8cpp's supported installation is headers only & ships no CMake package
+  find_path(UTF8CPP_INCLUDE_DIR utf8/checked.h PATH_SUFFIXES utf8cpp)
+  if(NOT UTF8CPP_INCLUDE_DIR)
+    include(FetchContent REQUIRED)
+    FetchContent_Declare(
+          utf8cpp
+          GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/nemtrif/utfcpp.git
+          GIT_TAG v3.2.5
+          GIT_PROGRESS TRUE
+          DOWNLOAD_EXTRACT_TIMESTAMP ON
+          OVERRIDE_FIND_PACKAGE
+      )
+      FetchContent_MakeAvailable(utf8cpp)
+  endif()
 endif()
 if(TARGET utf8cpp::utf8cpp)
   set(libebml_utf8cpp_link_libraries utf8cpp::utf8cpp)
@@ -162,7 +166,11 @@ endif()
   target_compile_definitions(ebml PRIVATE _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS)
 endif()
 
-target_link_libraries(ebml PRIVATE ${libebml_utf8cpp_link_libraries})
+if(UTF8CPP_INCLUDE_DIR)
+  target_include_directories(ebml PRIVATE ${UTF8CPP_INCLUDE_DIR})
+else()
+  target_link_libraries(ebml PRIVATE ${libebml_utf8cpp_link_libraries})
+endif()
 
 include(GenerateExportHeader)
 generate_export_header(ebml EXPORT_MACRO_NAME EBML_DLL_API)