diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index dcec534409..9b2ba4f44f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -602,10 +602,17 @@ if(USE_UPNP)
 	add_definitions(-DUSE_UPNP)
 endif()
 
-
-message("Using PolarSSL from Externals")
-add_subdirectory(Externals/polarssl/)
-include_directories(Externals/polarssl/include)
+if(NOT ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Darwin" AND NOT ANDROID)
+	include(FindPolarSSL)
+endif()
+if(POLARSSL_FOUND AND POLARSSL_WORKS)
+	message("Using shared PolarSSL")
+	include_directories(${POLARSSL_INCLUDE_DIR})
+else()
+	message("Using PolarSSL from Externals")
+	add_subdirectory(Externals/polarssl/)
+	include_directories(Externals/polarssl/include)
+endif()
 
 if(NOT ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Darwin" AND NOT ANDROID)
 	check_lib(SOIL SOIL SOIL/SOIL.h QUIET)
diff --git a/CMakeTests/FindPolarSSL.cmake b/CMakeTests/FindPolarSSL.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..be67c5613a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMakeTests/FindPolarSSL.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+# Locate polarssl library
+# This module defines
+#  POLARSSL_FOUND
+#  POLARSSL_LIBRARY
+#  POLARSSL_INCLUDE_DIR
+#  POLARSSL_WORKS, this is true if polarssl is found and contains the methods
+#  needed by dolphin-emu
+
+if(POLARSSL_INCLUDE_DIR AND POLARSSL_LIBRARY)
+	# Already in cache, be silent
+	set(POLARSSL_FIND_QUIETLY TRUE)
+endif()
+
+find_path(POLARSSL_INCLUDE_DIR polarssl/ssl.h)
+find_library(POLARSSL_LIBRARY polarssl)
+
+if (POLARSSL_INCLUDE_DIR AND POLARSSL_LIBRARY)
+	set (POLARSSL_FOUND TRUE)
+endif ()
+
+if (POLARSSL_FOUND)
+	if (NOT POLARSSL_FIND_QUIETLY)
+		message (STATUS "Found the polarssl libraries at ${POLARSSL_LIBRARY}")
+		message (STATUS "Found the polarssl headers at ${POLARSSL_INCLUDE_DIR}")
+	endif (NOT POLARSSL_FIND_QUIETLY)
+
+	message(STATUS "Checking to see if system version contains necessary methods")
+
+	set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES ${POLARSSL_INCLUDE_DIR})
+	set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${POLARSSL_LIBRARY})
+	check_cxx_source_compiles("
+	#include <polarssl/net.h>
+	#include <polarssl/ssl.h>
+	#include <polarssl/havege.h>
+	int main()
+	{
+	ssl_context ctx;
+	ssl_session session;
+	havege_state hs;
+
+	ssl_init(&ctx);
+	havege_init(&hs);
+	ssl_set_rng(&ctx, havege_random, &hs);
+	ssl_set_session(&ctx, &session);
+
+	ssl_close_notify(&ctx);
+	ssl_session_free(&session);
+	ssl_free(&ctx);
+
+	return 0;
+	}"
+	POLARSSL_WORKS)
+
+else ()
+	message (STATUS "Could not find polarssl")
+endif ()
+
+MARK_AS_ADVANCED(POLARSSL_INCLUDE_DIR POLARSSL_LIBRARY)
+