diff --git a/cmake_modules/SwiftenConfig.cmake b/cmake_modules/SwiftenConfig.cmake
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+FIND_LIBRARY(SWIFTEN_LIBRARY NAMES Swiften)
+FIND_PATH(SWIFTEN_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES "Swiften.h" PATH_SUFFIXES libSwiften )
+
+
+if( SWIFTEN_LIBRARY AND SWIFTEN_INCLUDE_DIR )
+    set( SWIFTEN_INCLUDE_DIR ${SWIFTEN_INCLUDE_DIR}/.. )
+    message( STATUS "Found libSwiften: ${SWIFTEN_LIBRARY}, ${SWIFTEN_INCLUDE_DIR}")
+    set( SWIFTEN_FOUND 1 )
+else( SWIFTEN_LIBRARY AND SWIFTEN_INCLUDE_DIR )
+    message( FATAL_ERROR "Could NOT find libSwiften" )
+endif( SWIFTEN_LIBRARY AND SWIFTEN_INCLUDE_DIR )