--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-add_subdirectory(googletest)
+find_package(GTest REQUIRED)
 
 add_executable(psl-native-test
   test-getfileowner.cpp
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ add_executable(psl-native-test
   test-createhardlink.cpp
   main.cpp)
 
-# manually include gtest headers
-target_include_directories(psl-native-test PRIVATE ${gtest_SOURCE_DIR}/include)
-
 target_link_libraries(psl-native-test psl-native gtest)
 
 add_test(NAME psl-native-test