diff --git a/cmake/FindAio.cmake b/cmake/FindAio.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9aad0020a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/FindAio.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Try to find AIO
+# Once done, this will define
+#
+# AIO_FOUND - system has AIO
+# AIO_INCLUDE_DIR - the AIO include directories
+# AIO_LIBRARIES - link these to use AIO
+
+if(AIO_INCLUDE_DIR AND AIO_LIBRARIES)
+    set(AIO_FIND_QUIETLY TRUE)
+endif(AIO_INCLUDE_DIR AND AIO_LIBRARIES)
+
+INCLUDE(CheckCXXSymbolExists)
+
+# include dir
+find_path(AIO_INCLUDE_DIR libaio.h)
+
+# finally the library itself
+find_library(LIBAIO NAMES aio)
+set(AIO_LIBRARIES ${LIBAIO})
+
+# handle the QUIETLY and REQUIRED arguments and set AIO_FOUND to TRUE if
+# all listed variables are TRUE
+include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
+find_package_handle_standard_args(AIO DEFAULT_MSG AIO_LIBRARIES AIO_INCLUDE_DIR)
+
+mark_as_advanced(AIO_LIBRARIES AIO_INCLUDE_DIR)
+
diff --git a/cmake/SearchForStuff.cmake b/cmake/SearchForStuff.cmake
index 5aec04e50a..c647dbb2ce 100644
--- a/cmake/SearchForStuff.cmake
+++ b/cmake/SearchForStuff.cmake
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ if (EGL_API)
 endif()
 
 ## Use pcsx2 package to find module
+include(FindAio)
 ## Include cg because of zzogl-cg and zerogs
 #if(NOT GLSL_API)
 	include(FindCg)
@@ -73,68 +74,59 @@ include(FindSparseHash_NEW)
 #		    Use system include (if not 3rdparty one)
 #----------------------------------------
 if(Linux)
-    # GTK2
 	if(GTK2_FOUND)
 		include_directories(${GTK2_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 	endif(GTK2_FOUND)
 
-	# x11
 	if(X11_FOUND)
 		include_directories(${X11_INCLUDE_DIR})
 	endif(X11_FOUND)
 endif(Linux)
 
-# ALSA
+if(AIO_FOUND)
+    include_directories(${AIO_INCLUDE_DIR})
+endif()
+
 if(ALSA_FOUND)
 	include_directories(${ALSA_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 endif(ALSA_FOUND)
 
-# bzip2
 if(BZIP2_FOUND)
 	include_directories(${BZIP2_INCLUDE_DIR})
 endif(BZIP2_FOUND)
 
-# Cg
 if(CG_FOUND)
 	include_directories(${CG_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 endif(CG_FOUND)
 
-# EGL
 if (EGL_FOUND)
     include_directories(${EGL_INCLUDE_DIR})
 endif()
 
-# Jpeg
 if(JPEG_FOUND)
 	include_directories(${JPEG_INCLUDE_DIR})
 endif(JPEG_FOUND)
 
-# GLEW
 if(GLEW_FOUND)
     include_directories(${GLEW_INCLUDE_DIR})
 endif(GLEW_FOUND)
 
-# OpenGL
 if(OPENGL_FOUND)
 	include_directories(${OPENGL_INCLUDE_DIR})
 endif(OPENGL_FOUND)
 
-# PortAudio
 if(PORTAUDIO_FOUND)
 	include_directories(${PORTAUDIO_INCLUDE_DIR})
 endif(PORTAUDIO_FOUND)
 
-# SDL
 if(SDL_FOUND)
 	include_directories(${SDL_INCLUDE_DIR})
 endif(SDL_FOUND)
 
-# SoundTouch
 if(SOUNDTOUCH_FOUND)
 	include_directories(${SOUNDTOUCH_INCLUDE_DIR})
 endif(SOUNDTOUCH_FOUND)
 
-# SPARSEHASH
 if(SPARSEHASH_FOUND)
 	include_directories(${SPARSEHASH_INCLUDE_DIR})
 endif(SPARSEHASH_FOUND)
@@ -144,7 +136,6 @@ if(SPARSEHASH_NEW_FOUND)
     set(SPARSEHASH_FOUND TRUE)
 endif(SPARSEHASH_NEW_FOUND)
 
-# Wx
 if(wxWidgets_FOUND)
     if(Linux)
         # Force the use of 32 bit library configuration on
@@ -170,7 +161,6 @@ if(wxWidgets_FOUND)
 	include(${wxWidgets_USE_FILE})
 endif(wxWidgets_FOUND)
 
-# Zlib
 if(ZLIB_FOUND)
 	include_directories(${ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 endif(ZLIB_FOUND)
diff --git a/cmake/SelectPcsx2Plugins.cmake b/cmake/SelectPcsx2Plugins.cmake
index e14361dae1..a097c60c9e 100644
--- a/cmake/SelectPcsx2Plugins.cmake
+++ b/cmake/SelectPcsx2Plugins.cmake
@@ -43,23 +43,24 @@ endif(wxWidgets_FOUND AND SPARSEHASH_FOUND)
 #           -gtk2 (linux)
 #           -zlib
 #           -common_libs
+#           -aio
 #---------------------------------------
 # Common dependancy
-if(wxWidgets_FOUND AND ZLIB_FOUND AND common_libs)
+if(wxWidgets_FOUND AND ZLIB_FOUND AND common_libs AND AIO_FOUND)
     set(pcsx2_core TRUE)
 elseif(NOT EXISTS "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/pcsx2")
     set(pcsx2_core FALSE)
-else(wxWidgets_FOUND AND ZLIB_FOUND AND common_libs)
+else()
     set(pcsx2_core FALSE)
     message(STATUS "Skip build of pcsx2 core: miss some dependencies")
     message(STATUS "${msg_dep_pcsx2}")
-endif(wxWidgets_FOUND AND ZLIB_FOUND AND common_libs)
+endif()
 # Linux need also gtk2
 if(Linux AND pcsx2_core AND NOT GTK2_FOUND)
     set(pcsx2_core FALSE)
     message(STATUS "Skip build of pcsx2 core: miss some dependencies")
     message(STATUS "${msg_dep_pcsx2}")
-endif(Linux AND pcsx2_core AND NOT GTK2_FOUND)
+endif()
 
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/pcsx2/CMakeLists.txt b/pcsx2/CMakeLists.txt
index 18976a415f..05e68d083e 100644
--- a/pcsx2/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/pcsx2/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ endif(Linux)
 # link target with zlib
 target_link_libraries(${Output} ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES})
 
-target_link_libraries(${Output} "aio")
+target_link_libraries(${Output} ${AIO_LIBRARIES})
 
 # User flags options
 if(NOT USER_CMAKE_LD_FLAGS STREQUAL "")