diff --git a/cmake/dependencies.cmake b/cmake/dependencies.cmake
index 98f11472..e2b7d39f 100644
--- a/cmake/dependencies.cmake
+++ b/cmake/dependencies.cmake
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ if(BUILD_TESTING)
 endif()
 
 if (NOT LIBAPPIMAGE_SHARED_ONLY)
-    import_pkgconfig_target(TARGET_NAME liblzma PKGCONFIG_TARGET liblzma)
+    import_pkgconfig_target(TARGET_NAME liblzma PKGCONFIG_TARGETS liblzma)
 
-    import_pkgconfig_target(TARGET_NAME libzstd PKGCONFIG_TARGET libzstd)
+    import_pkgconfig_target(TARGET_NAME libzstd PKGCONFIG_TARGETS libzstd)
 
 
     # as distros don't provide suitable squashfuse and squashfs-tools, those dependencies are bundled in, can, and should
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ if (NOT LIBAPPIMAGE_SHARED_ONLY)
         message(STATUS "Downloading and building squashfuse")
 
         # Check if fuse is installed to provide early error reports
-        import_pkgconfig_target(TARGET_NAME libfuse PKGCONFIG_TARGET fuse)
+        import_pkgconfig_target(TARGET_NAME libfuse PKGCONFIG_TARGETS fuse fuse3)
 
         # TODO: implement out-of-source builds for squashfuse, as for the other dependencies
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ if (NOT LIBAPPIMAGE_SHARED_ONLY)
     else()
         message(STATUS "Using system squashfuse")
 
-        import_pkgconfig_target(TARGET_NAME libsquashfuse PKGCONFIG_TARGET squashfuse)
+        import_pkgconfig_target(TARGET_NAME libsquashfuse PKGCONFIG_TARGETS squashfuse)
     endif()
 
     message(STATUS "Using system libarchive")
diff --git a/cmake/imported_dependencies.cmake.in b/cmake/imported_dependencies.cmake.in
index 402fa4c3..f97517de 100644
--- a/cmake/imported_dependencies.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/imported_dependencies.cmake.in
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/scripts.cmake)
 # this is especially an issue with libcairo, where the library is called libcairo
 # therefore, all libs imported this way have been prefixed with lib
 if(NOT @LIBAPPIMAGE_SHARED_ONLY@)
-    import_pkgconfig_target(TARGET_NAME libglib PKGCONFIG_TARGET glib-2.0>=2.40)
-    import_pkgconfig_target(TARGET_NAME libgobject PKGCONFIG_TARGET gobject-2.0>=2.40)
-    import_pkgconfig_target(TARGET_NAME libgio PKGCONFIG_TARGET gio-2.0>=2.40)
-    import_pkgconfig_target(TARGET_NAME libzlib PKGCONFIG_TARGET zlib)
-    import_pkgconfig_target(TARGET_NAME libcairo PKGCONFIG_TARGET cairo)
-    import_pkgconfig_target(TARGET_NAME librsvg PKGCONFIG_TARGET librsvg-2.0)
+    import_pkgconfig_target(TARGET_NAME libglib PKGCONFIG_TARGETS "glib-2.0>=2.40")
+    import_pkgconfig_target(TARGET_NAME libgobject PKGCONFIG_TARGETS "gobject-2.0>=2.40")
+    import_pkgconfig_target(TARGET_NAME libgio PKGCONFIG_TARGETS "gio-2.0>=2.40")
+    import_pkgconfig_target(TARGET_NAME libzlib PKGCONFIG_TARGETS "zlib")
+    import_pkgconfig_target(TARGET_NAME libcairo PKGCONFIG_TARGETS "cairo")
+    import_pkgconfig_target(TARGET_NAME librsvg PKGCONFIG_TARGETS "librsvg-2.0")
 endif()
diff --git a/cmake/scripts.cmake b/cmake/scripts.cmake
index 0228e739..e544004d 100644
--- a/cmake/scripts.cmake
+++ b/cmake/scripts.cmake
@@ -86,15 +86,16 @@ endfunction()
 #  - pkg_config_target: librar(y name to pass to pkg-config (may include a version)
 function(import_pkgconfig_target)
     set(keywords STATIC OPTIONAL)
-    set(oneValueArgs TARGET_NAME PKGCONFIG_TARGET)
-    cmake_parse_arguments(IMPORT_PKGCONFIG_TARGET "${keywords}" "${oneValueArgs}" "" "${ARGN}")
+    set(oneValueArgs TARGET_NAME)
+    set(multiValueArgs PKGCONFIG_TARGETS)
+    cmake_parse_arguments(IMPORT_PKGCONFIG_TARGET "${keywords}" "${oneValueArgs}" "${multiValueArgs}" "${ARGN}")
 
     # check whether parameters have been set
     if(NOT IMPORT_PKGCONFIG_TARGET_TARGET_NAME)
         message(FATAL_ERROR "TARGET_NAME parameter missing, but is required")
     endif()
-    if(NOT IMPORT_PKGCONFIG_TARGET_PKGCONFIG_TARGET)
-        message(FATAL_ERROR "PKGCONFIG_TARGET parameter missing, but is required")
+    if(NOT IMPORT_PKGCONFIG_TARGET_PKGCONFIG_TARGETS)
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "PKGCONFIG_TARGETS parameter missing, but is required")
     endif()
 
     find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
@@ -104,25 +105,31 @@ function(import_pkgconfig_target)
         set(type "static")
     endif()
 
-    message(STATUS "Importing target ${IMPORT_PKGCONFIG_TARGET_TARGET_NAME} via pkg-config (${IMPORT_PKGCONFIG_TARGET_PKGCONFIG_TARGET}, ${type})")
+    message(STATUS "Importing target ${IMPORT_PKGCONFIG_TARGET_TARGET_NAME} via pkg-config (${IMPORT_PKGCONFIG_TARGET_PKGCONFIG_TARGETS}, ${type})")
 
-    if(NOT IMPORT_PKGCONFIG_TARGET_OPTIONAL)
-        set(extra_args REQUIRED)
-    endif()
+    foreach(pkgconfig_target ${IMPORT_PKGCONFIG_TARGET_PKGCONFIG_TARGETS})
+        pkg_check_modules(${IMPORT_PKGCONFIG_TARGET_TARGET_NAME}-IMPORTED ${pkgconfig_target} ${extra_args})
+
+        if(NOT ${IMPORT_PKGCONFIG_TARGET_TARGET_NAME}-IMPORTED_FOUND AND IMPORT_PKGCONFIG_TARGET_OPTIONAL)
+            continue()
+        endif()
 
-    pkg_check_modules(${IMPORT_PKGCONFIG_TARGET_TARGET_NAME}-IMPORTED ${IMPORT_PKGCONFIG_TARGET_PKGCONFIG_TARGET} ${extra_args})
+        message(STATUS "Found pkg-config target ${pkgconfig_target}, importing")
+
+        if(IMPORT_PKGCONFIG_TARGET_STATIC)
+            set(prefix ${IMPORT_PKGCONFIG_TARGET_TARGET_NAME}-IMPORTED_STATIC)
+        else()
+            set(prefix ${IMPORT_PKGCONFIG_TARGET_TARGET_NAME}-IMPORTED)
+        endif()
+
+        import_library_from_prefix(${IMPORT_PKGCONFIG_TARGET_TARGET_NAME} ${prefix})
 
-    if(NOT ${IMPORT_PKGCONFIG_TARGET_TARGET_NAME}-IMPORTED_FOUND AND IMPORT_PKGCONFIG_TARGET_OPTIONAL)
         return()
-    endif()
+    endforeach()
 
-    if(IMPORT_PKGCONFIG_TARGET_STATIC)
-        set(prefix ${IMPORT_PKGCONFIG_TARGET_TARGET_NAME}-IMPORTED_STATIC)
-    else()
-        set(prefix ${IMPORT_PKGCONFIG_TARGET_TARGET_NAME}-IMPORTED)
+    if(NOT IMPORT_PKGCONFIG_TARGET_OPTIONAL)
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "pkg-config could not find required packages ${IMPORT_PKGCONFIG_TARGET_PKGCONFIG_TARGETS}")
     endif()
-
-    import_library_from_prefix(${IMPORT_PKGCONFIG_TARGET_TARGET_NAME} ${prefix})
 endfunction()
 
 function(import_find_pkg_target target_name pkg_name variable_prefix)