diff --git a/cmake/assimp-hunter-config.cmake.in b/cmake/assimp-hunter-config.cmake.in
index 8707602e5..b5283f4fb 100644
--- a/cmake/assimp-hunter-config.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/assimp-hunter-config.cmake.in
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
 find_package(RapidJSON CONFIG REQUIRED)
 find_package(ZLIB CONFIG REQUIRED)
 find_package(utf8cpp CONFIG REQUIRED)
-find_package(irrXML CONFIG REQUIRED)
 find_package(minizip CONFIG REQUIRED)
 find_package(openddlparser CONFIG REQUIRED)
 find_package(poly2tri CONFIG REQUIRED)
 find_package(polyclipping CONFIG REQUIRED)
 find_package(zip CONFIG REQUIRED)
+find_package(pugixml CONFIG REQUIRED)
 
 include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/@TARGETS_EXPORT_NAME@.cmake")
 check_required_components("@PROJECT_NAME@")
diff --git a/code/CMakeLists.txt b/code/CMakeLists.txt
index b0eb68814..b7d05867a 100644
--- a/code/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/code/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -861,12 +861,12 @@ SET( Extra_SRCS
 )
 SOURCE_GROUP( Extra FILES ${Extra_SRCS})
 
-# irrXML
+# pugixml
 IF(ASSIMP_HUNTER_ENABLED)
-  hunter_add_package(irrXML)
-  find_package(irrXML CONFIG REQUIRED)
+  hunter_add_package(pugixml)
+  find_package(pugixml CONFIG REQUIRED)
 ELSE()
-  # irrXML already included in contrib directory by parent CMakeLists.txt.
+  add_subdirectory( pugixml-1.9 )
 ENDIF()
 
 # utf8
@@ -1129,7 +1129,7 @@ IF(ASSIMP_HUNTER_ENABLED)
   TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(assimp
       PUBLIC
       polyclipping::polyclipping
-      irrXML::irrXML
+      pugixml::pugixml
       openddlparser::openddl_parser
       poly2tri::poly2tri
       minizip::minizip
diff --git a/contrib/CMakeLists.txt b/contrib/CMakeLists.txt
index 43807d81a..e53832884 100644
--- a/contrib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/contrib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
-add_subdirectory( pugixml-1.9 )
+
+IF(NOT ASSIMP_HUNTER_ENABLED)
+  add_subdirectory( pugixml-1.9 )
+ENDIF()