diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3bf96fea75..3d5d5b4c83 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -733,6 +733,14 @@ else()
     include_directories( SYSTEM ${GLEW_INCLUDE_DIR} )
 endif()
 
+
+
+    find_package( FMT REQUIRED )
+    check_find_package_result( FMT_FOUND "FMT" )
+    include_directories( SYSTEM ${FMT_INCLUDE_DIR} )
+
+
+
 #
 # Find GLM library, required
 #
diff --git a/thirdparty/CMakeLists.txt b/thirdparty/CMakeLists.txt
index a55452a740..b3804567ff 100644
--- a/thirdparty/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/thirdparty/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ add_subdirectory( compoundfilereader )
 add_subdirectory( delaunator )
 add_subdirectory( dxflib_qcad )
 set( FMT_INSTALL OFF )
-add_subdirectory( fmt )
 add_subdirectory( gzip-hpp )
 add_subdirectory( lemon )
 add_subdirectory( libcontext )