diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 0d3ab0c2..55e4c8a6 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,19 +20,22 @@ SET(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE DEBUG)
 ################################################################################
 # download and compile GTest
 ################################################################################
-INCLUDE(ExternalProject)
-
-# Download from GitHub
-INCLUDE(FetchContent)
-FetchContent_Declare(
-    googletest
-    URL https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/refs/tags/v1.14.0.zip)
-
-# For Windows: Prevent overriding the parent project's compiler/linker settings
-SET(gtest_force_shared_crt ON CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
-FetchContent_MakeAvailable(googletest)
-
-INCLUDE(GoogleTest)
+find_package(GTest)
+if(NOT GTEST_FOUND)
+    INCLUDE(ExternalProject)
+
+    # Download from GitHub
+    INCLUDE(FetchContent)
+    FetchContent_Declare(
+        googletest
+        URL https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/refs/tags/v1.14.0.zip)
+
+    # For Windows: Prevent overriding the parent project's compiler/linker settings
+    SET(gtest_force_shared_crt ON CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+    FetchContent_MakeAvailable(googletest)
+
+    INCLUDE(GoogleTest)
+endif()
 
 ################################################################################
 # add gtest dependency