diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a2261730b5..2cc8594f1a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -800,7 +800,15 @@ else()
   set(LZO lzo2)
 endif()
 
-add_subdirectory(Externals/libspng)
+pkg_check_modules(pc_spng IMPORTED_TARGET spng)
+if (pc_spng_FOUND AND TARGET PkgConfig::pc_spng)
+  message(STATUS "Using the system libspng")
+  set(spng_target PkgConfig::pc_spng)
+else()
+  message(STATUS "Using static libspng from Externals")
+  add_subdirectory(Externals/libspng)
+  set(spng_target spng)
+endif()
 
 # Using static FreeSurround from Externals
 # There is no system FreeSurround library.
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/CMakeLists.txt b/Source/Core/Common/CMakeLists.txt
index 30248f864f..1177363ec3 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ PRIVATE
   ${CURL_LIBRARIES}
   FatFs
   ${ICONV_LIBRARIES}
-  spng
+  ${spng_target}
   ${VTUNE_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/InputCommon/CMakeLists.txt b/Source/Core/InputCommon/CMakeLists.txt
index 20ae0f3f17..4b2ab2a170 100644
--- a/Source/Core/InputCommon/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Source/Core/InputCommon/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ PUBLIC
 
 PRIVATE
   fmt::fmt
-  spng
+  ${spng_target}
 )
 
 if(WIN32)
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/CMakeLists.txt b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/CMakeLists.txt
index 392e53df91..036a5c2c24 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ PUBLIC
   core
 PRIVATE
   fmt::fmt
-  spng
+  ${spng_target}
   xxhash
   imgui
   implot