diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5f555af8..94fb5f8a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -61,8 +61,7 @@ ELSE()
     SET ( EXIV2_ENABLE_DYNAMIC_RUNTIME OFF )
 ENDIF()
 
-# set include path for FindXXX.cmake files
-set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/config/")
+include(config/findDependencies.cmake)
 
 IF( MINGW OR UNIX )
     IF ( CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER STREQUAL "g++" OR CMAKE_C_COMPILER STREQUAL "gcc" )
diff --git a/config/CMakeChecks.txt b/config/CMakeChecks.txt
index 4e95bb36..2e154a72 100644
--- a/config/CMakeChecks.txt
+++ b/config/CMakeChecks.txt
@@ -51,44 +51,10 @@ INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES( ${CMAKE_INCLUDE_PATH} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} ${CMAKE_C
 LINK_DIRECTORIES( ${CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH} )
 SET( CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES ${CMAKE_INCLUDE_PATH} )
 
-find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
-
-IF( EXIV2_ENABLE_PNG )
-    FIND_PACKAGE( ZLIB REQUIRED )
-    INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES( ${ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR} )
-    SET (HAVE_LIBZ ${ZLIB_FOUND})
-ENDIF( EXIV2_ENABLE_PNG )
-
 IF( EXIV2_ENABLE_VIDEO )
     SET( ENABLE_VIDEO 1 )
 ENDIF( EXIV2_ENABLE_VIDEO )
 
-IF( EXIV2_ENABLE_WEBREADY )
-    SET( ENABLE_WEBREADY 1 )
-    IF( EXIV2_ENABLE_CURL )
-        FIND_PACKAGE( CURL REQUIRED)
-        INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES( ${CURL_INCLUDE_DIR} )
-        SET ( USE_CURL 1 )
-    ENDIF()
-
-    IF( EXIV2_ENABLE_SSH )
-        FIND_PACKAGE( SSH REQUIRED)
-        INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES( ${SSH_INCLUDE_DIR} )
-        SET ( USE_SSH 1 )
-    ENDIF( EXIV2_ENABLE_SSH )
-ENDIF( EXIV2_ENABLE_WEBREADY )
-
-IF (EXIV2_ENABLE_XMP)
-    FIND_PACKAGE(EXPAT REQUIRED)
-    INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${EXPAT_INCLUDE_DIR})
-    # FindEXPAT.cmake doesn't check for REQUIRED flags - so we need to check ourselves
-    IF( MINGW OR UNIX )
-        IF (NOT EXPAT_FOUND)
-            MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "missing library expat required for XMP")
-        ENDIF( NOT EXPAT_FOUND )
-    ENDIF( MINGW OR UNIX )
-ENDIF (EXIV2_ENABLE_XMP)
-
 IF( EXIV2_ENABLE_SHARED )
     ADD_DEFINITIONS( -DEXV_HAVE_DLL )
     SET( STATIC_FLAG SHARED )
@@ -96,23 +62,6 @@ ELSE( EXIV2_ENABLE_SHARED )
     SET( STATIC_FLAG STATIC )
 ENDIF( EXIV2_ENABLE_SHARED )
 
-IF( EXIV2_ENABLE_NLS )
-    FIND_PACKAGE(Intl)
-    if(Intl_FOUND)
-        INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${Intl_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-        SET(LIBINTL_LIBRARIES ${Intl_LIBRARIES})
-    else()
-        SET(LIBINTL_LIBRARIES)
-    endif()
-    IF( NOT LOCALEDIR )
-        SET( LOCALEDIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LOCALEDIR}" )
-        IF( WIN32 )
-            STRING( REPLACE "/" "\\\\" LOCALEDIR ${LOCALEDIR} )
-        ENDIF( WIN32 )
-    ENDIF( NOT LOCALEDIR )
-    ADD_DEFINITIONS( -DEXV_LOCALEDIR="${LOCALEDIR}" )
-    SET( ENABLE_NLS 1 )
-ENDIF( EXIV2_ENABLE_NLS )
 
 # unicode path support on windows
 IF( EXIV2_ENABLE_WIN_UNICODE )
@@ -126,22 +75,11 @@ IF( EXIV2_ENABLE_COMMERCIAL )
     ADD_DEFINITIONS( -DEXV_COMMERCIAL_VERSION )
 ENDIF( EXIV2_ENABLE_COMMERCIAL )
 
-FIND_PACKAGE(Iconv)
-IF( ICONV_FOUND )
-    SET( HAVE_ICONV 1 )
-    INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${ICONV_INCLUDE_DIR})
-    MESSAGE ( "-- ICONV_LIBRARIES : " ${ICONV_LIBRARIES} )
-ENDIF( ICONV_FOUND )
 
 IF( ICONV_ACCEPTS_CONST_INPUT )
     MESSAGE ( "ICONV_ACCEPTS_CONST_INPUT : yes" )
 ENDIF( ICONV_ACCEPTS_CONST_INPUT )
 
-FIND_PACKAGE(MSGFMT)
-IF(MSGFMT_FOUND)
-    MESSAGE(STATUS "Program msgfmt found (${MSGFMT_EXECUTABLE})")
-    SET( EXIV2_BUILD_PO 1 )
-ENDIF(MSGFMT_FOUND)
 
 # checking for Header files
 check_include_file( "inttypes.h" have_inttypes_h )
diff --git a/config/findDependencies.cmake b/config/findDependencies.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a378500c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/findDependencies.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+# set include path for FindXXX.cmake files
+set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/config/")
+
+find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
+
+IF( EXIV2_ENABLE_PNG )
+    FIND_PACKAGE( ZLIB REQUIRED )
+    INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES( ${ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR} )
+    SET (HAVE_LIBZ ${ZLIB_FOUND})
+ENDIF( EXIV2_ENABLE_PNG )
+
+IF( EXIV2_ENABLE_WEBREADY )
+    SET( ENABLE_WEBREADY 1 )
+    IF( EXIV2_ENABLE_CURL )
+        FIND_PACKAGE( CURL REQUIRED)
+        INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES( ${CURL_INCLUDE_DIR} )
+        SET ( USE_CURL 1 )
+    ENDIF()
+
+    IF( EXIV2_ENABLE_SSH )
+        FIND_PACKAGE( SSH REQUIRED)
+        INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES( ${SSH_INCLUDE_DIR} )
+        SET ( USE_SSH 1 )
+    ENDIF( EXIV2_ENABLE_SSH )
+ENDIF( EXIV2_ENABLE_WEBREADY )
+
+IF (EXIV2_ENABLE_XMP)
+    FIND_PACKAGE(EXPAT REQUIRED)
+    INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${EXPAT_INCLUDE_DIR})
+    # FindEXPAT.cmake doesn't check for REQUIRED flags - so we need to check ourselves
+    IF( MINGW OR UNIX )
+        IF (NOT EXPAT_FOUND)
+            MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "missing library expat required for XMP")
+        ENDIF( NOT EXPAT_FOUND )
+    ENDIF( MINGW OR UNIX )
+ENDIF (EXIV2_ENABLE_XMP)
+
+IF( EXIV2_ENABLE_NLS )
+    FIND_PACKAGE(Intl)
+    if(Intl_FOUND)
+        INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${Intl_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+        SET(LIBINTL_LIBRARIES ${Intl_LIBRARIES})
+    else()
+        SET(LIBINTL_LIBRARIES)
+    endif()
+    IF( NOT LOCALEDIR )
+        SET( LOCALEDIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LOCALEDIR}" )
+        IF( WIN32 )
+            STRING( REPLACE "/" "\\\\" LOCALEDIR ${LOCALEDIR} )
+        ENDIF( WIN32 )
+    ENDIF( NOT LOCALEDIR )
+    ADD_DEFINITIONS( -DEXV_LOCALEDIR="${LOCALEDIR}" )
+    SET( ENABLE_NLS 1 )
+ENDIF( EXIV2_ENABLE_NLS )
+
+FIND_PACKAGE(Iconv)
+IF( ICONV_FOUND )
+    SET( HAVE_ICONV 1 )
+    INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${ICONV_INCLUDE_DIR})
+    MESSAGE ( "-- ICONV_LIBRARIES : " ${ICONV_LIBRARIES} )
+ENDIF( ICONV_FOUND )
+
+FIND_PACKAGE(MSGFMT)
+IF(MSGFMT_FOUND)
+    MESSAGE(STATUS "Program msgfmt found (${MSGFMT_EXECUTABLE})")
+    SET( EXIV2_BUILD_PO 1 )
+ENDIF(MSGFMT_FOUND)