diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index eca6861a..1515d805 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ find_and_append_package (Boost 1.39.0
 	COMPONENTS date_time filesystem system unit_test_framework REQUIRED)
 include (UseDynamicBoost)
 
+# DUNE dependency
+find_and_append_package (dune-istl)
+
 # put libraries in lib/
 set (CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/lib")
 
@@ -53,7 +56,6 @@ list (REMOVE_ITEM opm-core_SOURCES
 
 # we don't try to find any of these
 set (HAVE_AGMG 0)
-set (HAVE_DUNE_ISTL 0)
 set (HAVE_ERT)
 
 # create configuration header which describes available features