diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,12 +10,18 @@
 set(CMAKE_CXX_VISIBILITY_PRESET hidden)
 
 option(BUILD_BITCOIN_WALLET "Activate the wallet functionality" ON)
-option(BUILD_BITCOIN_ZMQ "Activate the ZeroMQ functionalities" ON)
 option(BUILD_BITCOIN_SEEDER "Build bitcoin-seeder" ON)
 option(BUILD_BITCOIN_CLI "Build bitcoin-cli" ON)
 option(BUILD_BITCOIN_TX "Build bitcoin-tx" ON)
 option(BUILD_BITCOIN_QT "Build bitcoin-qt" ON)
 
+find_package(ZeroMQ)
+if(DEFINED ZMQ_FOUND)
+	option(BUILD_BITCOIN_ZMQ "Activate the ZeroMQ functionalities" ON)
+else()
+	option(BUILD_BITCOIN_ZMQ "Activate the ZeroMQ functionalities" OFF)
+endif()
+
 # Ensure that WINDRES_PREPROC is enabled when using windres.
 if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Windows")
 	list(APPEND CMAKE_RC_FLAGS "-DWINDRES_PREPROC")