diff --git a/profiler/CMakeLists.txt b/profiler/CMakeLists.txt
index acc5ce24..ee99cd2e 100644
--- a/profiler/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/profiler/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -110,35 +110,39 @@ if(USE_WAYLAND)
 
     include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../cmake/FindWaylandScanner.cmake)
 
-    pkg_check_modules(WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS REQUIRED wayland-protocols)
-    pkg_get_variable(WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS_PKGDATADIR wayland-protocols pkgdatadir)
+    CPMAddPackage(
+        NAME wayland-protocols
+        GIT_REPOSITORY https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland-protocols.git
+        GIT_TAG 1.37
+        DOWNLOAD_ONLY YES
+    )
 
     ecm_add_wayland_client_protocol(PROFILER_FILES
-        PROTOCOL ${WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS_PKGDATADIR}/stable/xdg-shell/xdg-shell.xml
+        PROTOCOL ${wayland-protocols_SOURCE_DIR}/stable/xdg-shell/xdg-shell.xml
         BASENAME xdg-shell
     )
     ecm_add_wayland_client_protocol(PROFILER_FILES
-        PROTOCOL ${WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS_PKGDATADIR}/staging/xdg-activation/xdg-activation-v1.xml
+        PROTOCOL ${wayland-protocols_SOURCE_DIR}/staging/xdg-activation/xdg-activation-v1.xml
         BASENAME xdg-activation
     )
     ecm_add_wayland_client_protocol(PROFILER_FILES
-        PROTOCOL ${WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS_PKGDATADIR}/unstable/xdg-decoration/xdg-decoration-unstable-v1.xml
+        PROTOCOL ${wayland-protocols_SOURCE_DIR}/unstable/xdg-decoration/xdg-decoration-unstable-v1.xml
         BASENAME xdg-decoration
     )
     ecm_add_wayland_client_protocol(PROFILER_FILES
-        PROTOCOL ${WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS_PKGDATADIR}/staging/fractional-scale/fractional-scale-v1.xml
+        PROTOCOL ${wayland-protocols_SOURCE_DIR}/staging/fractional-scale/fractional-scale-v1.xml
         BASENAME fractional-scale
     )
     ecm_add_wayland_client_protocol(PROFILER_FILES
-        PROTOCOL ${WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS_PKGDATADIR}/stable/viewporter/viewporter.xml
+        PROTOCOL ${wayland-protocols_SOURCE_DIR}/stable/viewporter/viewporter.xml
         BASENAME viewporter
     )
     ecm_add_wayland_client_protocol(PROFILER_FILES
-        PROTOCOL ${WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS_PKGDATADIR}/staging/cursor-shape/cursor-shape-v1.xml
+        PROTOCOL ${wayland-protocols_SOURCE_DIR}/staging/cursor-shape/cursor-shape-v1.xml
         BASENAME cursor-shape
     )
     ecm_add_wayland_client_protocol(PROFILER_FILES
-        PROTOCOL ${WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS_PKGDATADIR}/unstable/tablet/tablet-unstable-v2.xml
+        PROTOCOL ${wayland-protocols_SOURCE_DIR}/unstable/tablet/tablet-unstable-v2.xml
         BASENAME tablet
     )
 else()