diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index af53bda7116cbf329b265c7d701d88a3e1b68c77..1491df6e67e713d742c58b86eede98cc6719ef25 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,10 +33,12 @@ else()
 endif()
 add_definitions(-DSINGLETHREADED)
 
-find_package(PNG)
+find_package(PNG QUIET)
 if (PNG_FOUND)
     add_definitions(-DHAVE_PNG)
-endif ()
+else()
+    message(STATUS "libpng not found. Some debugging features have been disabled.")
+endif()
 
 find_package(Boost)
 if (Boost_FOUND)