--- a/cmake/OpenCVUtils.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVUtils.cmake
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 include(CheckFunctionExists)
 include(CheckIncludeFile)
 
-if(UNIX)
-  find_package(PkgConfig)
+  find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
-endif()
 
 # Search packages for the host system instead of packages for target system
 # in case of cross compilation these macros should be defined by the toolchain file