diff --git a/bindings-libzip.cabal b/bindings-libzip.cabal
--- a/bindings-libzip.cabal
+++ b/bindings-libzip.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:                bindings-libzip
-Version:             0.1.0.1
+Version:             0.1.0.2
 Synopsis:            Low level bindings to libzip.
 Description:
   This package provides low-level bindings to libzip library.
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
 Cabal-version:       >=1.2.3
 Tested-with:         GHC == 6.12.1, GHC == 7.0.1
 
+Flag NoPkgConfig
+  Description: Do not use pkg-config to check for library dependencies.
+  Default: False
+
 Library
   Extensions:
         ForeignFunctionInterface
@@ -29,8 +33,11 @@
         base >= 4.0 && < 4.4
       , bindings-DSL >= 1.0 && < 1.1
 
-  PkgConfig-Depends:
-        libzip >= 0.9
+  if flag(NoPkgConfig)
+    Includes: zip.h
+    Extra-Libraries: zip z
+  else
+    PkgConfig-Depends: libzip >= 0.9
 
   GHC-Options:
         -Wall