diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 52d5415..ba7883a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -75,11 +75,12 @@ elseif(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU")
    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} -flto -fwhole-program -fuse-linker-plugin")
 endif()

-list(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_OPTIONS "-lalpm")
-check_symbol_exists(alpm_pkg_get_installed_db "alpm.h" HAVE_ALPM_INSTALLED_DB)
-if(HAVE_ALPM_INSTALLED_DB)
-    add_compile_options(-DHAVE_ALPM_INSTALLED_DB)
-endif()
+#list(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_OPTIONS "-lalpm")
+#check_symbol_exists(alpm_pkg_get_installed_db "alpm.h" HAVE_ALPM_INSTALLED_DB)
+#if(HAVE_ALPM_INSTALLED_DB)
+#    add_compile_options(-DHAVE_ALPM_INSTALLED_DB)
+#endif()
+add_compile_options(-DHAVE_ALPM_INSTALLED_DB)

 # Link this 'library' to set the c++ standard / compile-time options requested
 add_library(project_options INTERFACE)