diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1facd6a5..6a2b2612 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ find_package(SDL2_mixer REQUIRED)
 include_directories(${SDL2_INCLUDE_DIR} ${SDL2_MIXER_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 list(APPEND PORTAL_LIBRARIES ${SDL2_LIBRARY} ${SDL2_MIXER_LIBRARIES} )
 
+find_package(TinyXML REQUIRED)
+include_directories(${TINYXML_INCLUDE_DIR})
+list(APPEND PORTAL_LIBRARIES ${TINYXML_LIBRARIES} )
+
+
+
 set(PORTAL_TEST_LIBRARIES ${PORTAL_LIBRARIES})
 
 add_subdirectory(data)
diff --git a/cmake/FindTinyXML.cmake b/cmake/FindTinyXML.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6bac4dec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/FindTinyXML.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# - Find TinyXML
+# Find the native TinyXML includes and library
+#
+#   TINYXML_FOUND       - True if TinyXML found.
+#   TINYXML_INCLUDE_DIR - where to find tinyxml.h, etc.
+#   TINYXML_LIBRARIES   - List of libraries when using TinyXML.
+#
+
+IF( TINYXML_INCLUDE_DIR )
+    # Already in cache, be silent
+    SET( TinyXML_FIND_QUIETLY TRUE )
+ENDIF( TINYXML_INCLUDE_DIR )
+
+FIND_PATH( TINYXML_INCLUDE_DIR "tinyxml.h"
+           PATH_SUFFIXES "tinyxml" )
+set (TINYXML_INCLUDE_DIRS ${TINYXML_INCLUDE_DIR})
+
+FIND_LIBRARY( TINYXML_LIBRARY
+              NAMES "tinyxml"
+              PATH_SUFFIXES "tinyxml" )
+set (TINYXML_LIBRARIES ${TINYXML_LIBRARY})
+
+# handle the QUIETLY and REQUIRED arguments and set TINYXML_FOUND to TRUE if
+# all listed variables are TRUE
+INCLUDE( "FindPackageHandleStandardArgs" )
+FIND_PACKAGE_HANDLE_STANDARD_ARGS( "TinyXML" DEFAULT_MSG TINYXML_LIBRARY TINYXML_INCLUDE_DIR )
+
+MARK_AS_ADVANCED( TINYXML_LIBRARY TINYXML_INCLUDE_DIR TINYXML_INCLUDE_DIRS TINYXML_LIBRARIES )
diff --git a/source/CMakeLists.txt b/source/CMakeLists.txt
index 7875fa52..78347aab 100644
--- a/source/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ add_executable(${EXE_NAME}
   engine/env/Config.cpp
   engine/env/Path.cpp
   )
-target_link_libraries(${EXE_NAME} ${PORTAL_LIBRARIES} tinyxml)
+target_link_libraries(${EXE_NAME} ${PORTAL_LIBRARIES})
 install(TARGETS ${EXE_NAME} DESTINATION bin)
 
 add_custom_target(run COMMAND ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${EXE_NAME}${CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX} -datadir ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/data/ )