--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,11 +11,13 @@
 
 # look for freeimage
 FIND_PATH(FREEIMAGE_INCLUDE_DIR FreeImage.h
+  $ENV{SYSROOT}/usr/include
   /usr/local/include
   /usr/include
   /opt/local/include
 )
 FIND_LIBRARY(FREEIMAGE_LIBRARY freeimage
+  $ENV{SYSROOT}/usr/lib
   /usr/lib
   /usr/local/lib
   /opt/local/lib