diff --git a/cmake/Modules/FindGnuradioRuntime.cmake b/cmake/Modules/FindGnuradioRuntime.cmake
index 99a4a6d..afed684 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/FindGnuradioRuntime.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/FindGnuradioRuntime.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,36 @@
 INCLUDE(FindPkgConfig)
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GNURADIO_RUNTIME gnuradio-runtime)
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(PC_GNURADIO_RUNTIME gnuradio-runtime)
+
+if(PC_GNURADIO_RUNTIME_FOUND)
+  # look for include files
+  FIND_PATH(
+    GNURADIO_RUNTIME_INCLUDE_DIRS
+    NAMES gnuradio/top_block.h
+    HINTS $ENV{GNURADIO_RUNTIME_DIR}/include
+          ${PC_GNURADIO_RUNTIME_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+          ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/include
+    PATHS /usr/local/include
+          /usr/include
+    )
+
+  # look for libs
+  FIND_LIBRARY(
+    GNURADIO_RUNTIME_LIBRARIES
+    NAMES gnuradio-runtime
+    HINTS $ENV{GNURADIO_RUNTIME_DIR}/lib
+          ${PC_GNURADIO_RUNTIME_LIBDIR}
+          ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib/
+          ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib64/
+    PATHS /usr/local/lib
+          /usr/local/lib64
+          /usr/lib
+          /usr/lib64
+    )
+
+  set(GNURADIO_RUNTIME_FOUND ${PC_GNURADIO_RUNTIME_FOUND})
+endif(PC_GNURADIO_RUNTIME_FOUND)
 
 INCLUDE(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
-FIND_PACKAGE_HANDLE_STANDARD_ARGS(GNURADIO_RUNTIME DEFAULT_MSG GNURADIO_RUNTIME_LIBRARIES GNURADIO_RUNTIME_INCLUDE_DIRS)
+# do not check GNURADIO_RUNTIME_INCLUDE_DIRS, is not set when default include path us used.
+FIND_PACKAGE_HANDLE_STANDARD_ARGS(GNURADIO_RUNTIME DEFAULT_MSG GNURADIO_RUNTIME_LIBRARIES)
 MARK_AS_ADVANCED(GNURADIO_RUNTIME_LIBRARIES GNURADIO_RUNTIME_INCLUDE_DIRS)