diff --git a/cmake/BuildParameters.cmake b/cmake/BuildParameters.cmake
index 29b9459c9d..13c89dcd31 100644
--- a/cmake/BuildParameters.cmake
+++ b/cmake/BuildParameters.cmake
@@ -303,6 +303,9 @@ set(COMMON_FLAG "-pipe -fvisibility=hidden -pthread -fno-builtin-strcmp -fno-bui
 if (DISABLE_SVU)
     set(COMMON_FLAG "${COMMON_FLAG} -DDISABLE_SVU")
 endif()
+if(USE_VTUNE)
+    set(COMMON_FLAG "${COMMON_FLAG} -DENABLE_VTUNE")
+endif()
 set(HARDENING_FLAG "-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2  -Wformat -Wformat-security")
 # -Wno-attributes: "always_inline function might not be inlinable" <= real spam (thousand of warnings!!!)
 # -Wno-missing-field-initializers: standard allow to init only the begin of struct/array in static init. Just a silly warning.
diff --git a/cmake/FindVtune.cmake b/cmake/FindVtune.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dc5c0a14a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/FindVtune.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# Find Intel's VTUNE tool
+
+# VTUNE_FOUND			found Vtune
+# VTUNE_INCLUDE_DIRS	include path to jitprofiling.h
+# VTUNE_LIBRARIES		path to vtune libs
+
+find_path(VTUNE_INCLUDE_DIRS NAMES jitprofiling.h PATHS
+    /opt/intel/vtune_amplifier_xe_2018/include
+    /opt/intel/vtune_amplifier_xe_2017/include
+    /opt/intel/vtune_amplifier_xe_2016/include
+    )
+
+if(${PCSX2_TARGET_ARCHITECTURES} MATCHES "i386")
+    find_library(VTUNE_LIBRARIES NAMES libjitprofiling.a PATHS
+        /opt/intel/vtune_amplifier_xe_2018/lib32
+        /opt/intel/vtune_amplifier_xe_2017/lib32
+        /opt/intel/vtune_amplifier_xe_2016/lib32
+        )
+else()
+    find_library(VTUNE_LIBRARIES NAMES libjitprofiling.a PATHS
+        /opt/intel/vtune_amplifier_xe_2018/lib64
+        /opt/intel/vtune_amplifier_xe_2017/lib64
+        /opt/intel/vtune_amplifier_xe_2016/lib64
+        )
+endif()
+
+# handle the QUIETLY and REQUIRED arguments and set VTUNE_FOUND to TRUE if
+# all listed variables are TRUE
+include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
+find_package_handle_standard_args(Vtune DEFAULT_MSG VTUNE_LIBRARIES VTUNE_INCLUDE_DIRS)
+
+mark_as_advanced(VTUNE_FOUND VTUNE_INCLUDE_DIRS VTUNE_LIBRARIES)
+
diff --git a/cmake/SearchForStuff.cmake b/cmake/SearchForStuff.cmake
index ec4f0e89fc..94c91fd7c8 100644
--- a/cmake/SearchForStuff.cmake
+++ b/cmake/SearchForStuff.cmake
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ endif()
 find_package(LibLZMA)
 find_package(OpenGL)
 find_package(PNG)
+find_package(Vtune)
 # The requirement of wxWidgets is checked in SelectPcsx2Plugins module
 # Does not require the module (allow to compile non-wx plugins)
 # Force the unicode build (the variable is only supported on cmake 2.8.3 and above)
@@ -156,6 +157,10 @@ if(SDL_FOUND AND NOT SDL2_API)
 	include_directories(${SDL_INCLUDE_DIR})
 endif()
 
+if(USE_VTUNE AND VTUNE_FOUND)
+    include_directories(${VTUNE_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+endif()
+
 if(wxWidgets_FOUND)
 	include(${wxWidgets_USE_FILE})
 endif()
diff --git a/common/src/Utilities/CMakeLists.txt b/common/src/Utilities/CMakeLists.txt
index 4def9fa953..86fc6bcca5 100644
--- a/common/src/Utilities/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/common/src/Utilities/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -107,10 +107,5 @@ set(UtilitiesFinalLibs
 	${wxWidgets_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
-if(USE_VTUNE)
-	set(UtilitiesFinalFlags ${UtilitiesFinalFlags} -DENABLE_VTUNE)
-	include_directories("$ENV{VTUNE_AMPLIFIER_XE_2016_DIR}/include")
-endif()
-
 add_pcsx2_lib(${Output} "${UtilitiesFinalSources}" "${UtilitiesFinalLibs}" "${UtilitiesFinalFlags}")
 add_pcsx2_lib(${Output}_NO_TLS "${UtilitiesFinalSources}" "${UtilitiesFinalLibs}" "${UtilitiesFinalFlags} -DPCSX2_THREAD_LOCAL=0")
diff --git a/pcsx2/CMakeLists.txt b/pcsx2/CMakeLists.txt
index aa0e8dfbe6..f8c36b269a 100644
--- a/pcsx2/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/pcsx2/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -682,13 +682,7 @@ foreach(res_file IN ITEMS
 endforeach()
 
 if(USE_VTUNE)
-	set(pcsx2FinalFlags ${pcsx2FinalFlags} -DENABLE_VTUNE)
-	include_directories("$ENV{VTUNE_AMPLIFIER_XE_2016_DIR}/include")
-	if(${PCSX2_TARGET_ARCHITECTURES} MATCHES "i386")
-		set(pcsx2FinalLibs ${pcsx2FinalLibs} $ENV{VTUNE_AMPLIFIER_XE_2016_DIR}/lib32/libjitprofiling.a)
-	else()
-		set(pcsx2FinalLibs ${pcsx2FinalLibs} $ENV{VTUNE_AMPLIFIER_XE_2016_DIR}/lib64/libjitprofiling.a)
-	endif()
+    set(pcsx2FinalLibs ${pcsx2FinalLibs} ${VTUNE_LIBRARIES})
 endif()
 
 # Suppress all the system-specific predefined macros outside the reserved namespace.
diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/GSdx/CMakeLists.txt
index e98c5ac28c..886682eb84 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -204,13 +204,7 @@ if(LIBLZMA_FOUND)
 endif()
 
 if(USE_VTUNE)
-    set(GSdxFinalFlags ${GSdxFinalFlags} -DENABLE_VTUNE)
-    include_directories("$ENV{VTUNE_AMPLIFIER_XE_2016_DIR}/include")
-	if(${PCSX2_TARGET_ARCHITECTURES} MATCHES "i386")
-		set(GSdxFinalLibs ${GSdxFinalLibs} $ENV{VTUNE_AMPLIFIER_XE_2016_DIR}/lib32/libjitprofiling.a)
-	else()
-		set(GSdxFinalLibs ${GSdxFinalLibs} $ENV{VTUNE_AMPLIFIER_XE_2016_DIR}/lib64/libjitprofiling.a)
-	endif()
+    set(GSdxFinalLibs ${GSdxFinalLibs} ${VTUNE_LIBRARIES})
 endif()
 
 # Generate Glsl header file. Protect with REBUILD_SHADER to avoid build-dependency on PERL