diff --git a/deps/deps-linux.cmake b/deps/deps-linux.cmake
index 3ad3cca64f..ae972327f8 100644
--- a/deps/deps-linux.cmake
+++ b/deps/deps-linux.cmake
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ set(DEP_CMAKE_OPTS "-DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=ON")
 
 include("deps-unix-common.cmake")
 
-find_package(PNG QUIET)
-if (NOT PNG_FOUND)
-    message(WARNING "No PNG dev package found in system, building static library. You should install the system package.")
-endif ()
+# Some Linuxes may have very old libpng, so it's best to bundle it instead of relying on the system version.
+# find_package(PNG QUIET)
+# if (NOT PNG_FOUND)
+#     message(WARNING "No PNG dev package found in system, building static library. You should install the system package.")
+# endif ()
 
 #TODO UDEV