diff --git a/cmake/modules/FindBerkeleyDB.cmake b/cmake/modules/FindBerkeleyDB.cmake
--- a/cmake/modules/FindBerkeleyDB.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/FindBerkeleyDB.cmake
@@ -5,17 +5,44 @@
 # BDBXX_INCLUDE_DIR - the Berkeley DB include directory for C++
 # BDBXX_LIBRARY - Library needed to use Berkeley DB C++ API
 
-find_path(BDB_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES db.h)
-find_library(BDB_LIBRARY NAMES db libdb)
+if (NOT DEFINED BDB_ROOT_DIR)
+  set(BDB_ROOT_DIR $ENV{BDB_ROOT_DIR})
+endif()
 
-find_path(BDBXX_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES db_cxx.h)
-find_library(BDBXX_LIBRARY NAMES db_cxx libdb_cxx)
+find_path(BDB_INCLUDE_DIR
+	NAMES
+		db.h
+	PATHS
+		"${BDB_ROOT_DIR}/include/"
+)
+find_library(BDB_LIBRARY
+	NAMES
+		db libdb
+	PATHS
+		"${BDB_ROOT_DIR}/lib/"
+)
+
+find_path(BDBXX_INCLUDE_DIR
+	NAMES
+		db_cxx.h
+	PATHS
+		"${BDB_ROOT_DIR}/include/"
+)
+find_library(BDBXX_LIBRARY
+	NAMES
+		db_cxx libdb_cxx
+	PATHS
+		"${BDB_ROOT_DIR}/lib/")
 
 MESSAGE(STATUS "BerkeleyDB libs: " ${BDB_LIBRARY} " " ${BDBXX_LIBRARY})
 
 include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
-find_package_handle_standard_args(BerkeleyDB DEFAULT_MSG BDB_INCLUDE_DIR BDB_LIBRARY BDBXX_INCLUDE_DIR BDBXX_LIBRARY)
-
+find_package_handle_standard_args(BerkeleyDB
+	REQUIRED_VARS
+		BDB_INCLUDE_DIR BDB_LIBRARY BDBXX_INCLUDE_DIR BDBXX_LIBRARY
+	FAIL_MESSAGE
+		"Could NOT find BerkeleyDB, try to set the path to BerkeleyDB root folder in the system variable BDB_ROOT_DIR"
+)
 mark_as_advanced(BDB_INCLUDE_DIR BDB_LIBRARY BDBXX_INCLUDE_DIR BDBXX_LIBRARY)
 
 set(BerkeleyDB_LIBRARIES ${BDB_LIBRARY} ${BDBXX_LIBRARY})