diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9b2ba4f44f..f2571e824b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ if(WIN32)
 else()
 	if(NOT ANDROID)
 		if(NOT ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Darwin")
-			check_lib(GLEW GLEW GL/glew.h)
+			include(FindGLEW)
 		endif()
 		if(NOT GLEW_FOUND)
 			message("Using static GLEW from Externals")
diff --git a/CMakeTests/FindGLEW.cmake b/CMakeTests/FindGLEW.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..33c60d0439
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMakeTests/FindGLEW.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+include(FindPkgConfig OPTIONAL)
+
+# This is a hack to deal with Ubuntu's mess.
+# Ubuntu's version of glew is 1.8, but they have patched in most of glew 1.9.
+# So Ubuntu's version works for dolphin.
+macro(test_glew)
+	set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES ${GLEW_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+	set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES GLEW)
+	check_cxx_source_runs("
+	#include <GL/glew.h>
+	int main()
+	{
+	#ifdef GLEW_ARB_shader_image_load_store
+	return 0;
+	#else
+	return 1;
+	#endif
+	}"
+	GLEW_HAS_1_9_METHODS)
+endmacro()
+
+if(PKG_CONFIG_FOUND AND NOT ${var}_FOUND)
+	pkg_search_module(GLEW REQUIRED glew>=1.8)
+endif()
+
+if(GLEW_FOUND)
+	test_glew()
+	if (GLEW_HAS_1_9_METHODS)
+		include_directories(${GLEW_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+		message("GLEW found")
+	else()
+		set($GLEW_FOUND 0 CACHE INTERNAL "")
+		message(FATAL_ERROR "A version of GLEW with the required methods was not found")
+	endif()
+endif()