diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-compile-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr-compile-check.yaml
index dd982fab26e..42381a8a1d1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-compile-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-compile-check.yaml
@@ -47,8 +47,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup environment
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y gcc-7 g++-7 clang-6.0 libsystemd-dev gcovr libyaml-dev libluajit-5.1-dev
+          sudo apt-get install -y curl gcc-7 g++-7 clang-6.0 libsystemd-dev gcovr libyaml-dev libluajit-5.1-dev \
+            libnghttp2-dev libjemalloc-dev
           sudo ln -s /usr/bin/llvm-symbolizer-6.0 /usr/bin/llvm-symbolizer || true
+          mkdir -p /tmp/libbacktrace/build && \
+            curl -L https://github.com/ianlancetaylor/libbacktrace/archive/8602fda.tar.gz | \
+            tar --strip-components=1 -xzC /tmp/libbacktrace/ && \
+            pushd /tmp/libbacktrace/build && ../configure && make && sudo make install && popd
 
       - name: Checkout Fluent Bit code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -67,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
           CC: ${{ matrix.compiler }}
           CXX: ${{ matrix.compiler }}
           FLB_OPT: ${{ matrix.flb_option }}
-          GLOBAL_OPTS: "-DFLB_BACKTRACE=Off -DFLB_SHARED_LIB=Off -DFLB_DEBUG=On -DFLB_ALL=On -DFLB_EXAMPLES=Off"
+          GLOBAL_OPTS: "-DFLB_JEMALLOC=On -DFLB_SHARED_LIB=Off -DFLB_DEBUG=On -DFLB_ALL=On -DFLB_EXAMPLES=Off"
 
       - name: Display dependencies w/ ldd
         run: |
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e2e9fbf3b04..5ebc197a313 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -198,7 +198,12 @@ option(FLB_RUN_LDCONFIG "Enable execution of ldconfig after installation" No)
 
 # Prefer system libraries if available
 option(FLB_PREFER_SYSTEM_LIBS             "Prefer system libraries"                   No)
+option(FLB_PREFER_SYSTEM_LIB_BACKTRACE    "Prefer the libbacktrace system library"    ${FLB_PREFER_SYSTEM_LIBS})
+option(FLB_PREFER_SYSTEM_LIB_CARES        "Prefer the libcares system library"        ${FLB_PREFER_SYSTEM_LIBS})
+option(FLB_PREFER_SYSTEM_LIB_JEMALLOC     "Prefer the libjemalloc system library"     ${FLB_PREFER_SYSTEM_LIBS})
+option(FLB_PREFER_SYSTEM_LIB_KAFKA        "Prefer the libkafka system library"        ${FLB_PREFER_SYSTEM_LIBS})
 option(FLB_PREFER_SYSTEM_LIB_LUAJIT       "Prefer the libluajit system library"       ${FLB_PREFER_SYSTEM_LIBS})
+option(FLB_PREFER_SYSTEM_LIB_NGHTTP2      "Prefer the libnghttp2 system library"      ${FLB_PREFER_SYSTEM_LIBS})
 
 # Enable all features
 if(FLB_ALL)
@@ -484,25 +489,28 @@ add_subdirectory(${FLB_PATH_LIB_CMETRICS} EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 add_subdirectory(${FLB_PATH_LIB_CTRACES} EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 
 # Nghttp2 options
-FLB_OPTION(ENABLE_LIB_ONLY   ON)
-FLB_OPTION(ENABLE_STATIC_LIB ON)
-FLB_OPTION(ENABLE_SHARED_LIB OFF)
-
-FLB_DEFINITION(NGHTTP2_STATICLIB)
-
-add_subdirectory(${FLB_PATH_LIB_NGHTTP2} EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
+if(FLB_PREFER_SYSTEM_LIB_NGHTTP2)
+  find_package(PkgConfig)
+  pkg_check_modules(NGHTTP2 libnghttp2>=1.0.0)
+endif()
+if(NGHTTP2_FOUND)
+  include_directories(${NGHTTP2_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+  link_directories(${NGHTTP2_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+else()
+  include(cmake/nghttp2.cmake)
+endif()
 
 # C-Ares (DNS library)
-FLB_OPTION(CARES_STATIC      ON)
-FLB_OPTION(CARES_SHARED      OFF)
-FLB_OPTION(CARES_INSTALL     OFF)
-FLB_OPTION(CARES_BUILD_TESTS OFF)
-FLB_OPTION(CARES_BUILD_TOOLS OFF)
-if (FLB_SYSTEM_MACOS)
-  # macOS SDK always has <arpa/nameser.h>.
-  FLB_DEFINITION(CARES_HAVE_ARPA_NAMESER_H)
+if(FLB_PREFER_SYSTEM_LIB_CARES)
+  find_package(PkgConfig)
+  pkg_check_modules(LIBCARES libcares>=1.18.0)
+endif()
+if(LIBCARES_FOUND)
+  include_directories(${LIBCARES_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+  link_directories(${LIBCARES_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+else()
+  include(cmake/cares.cmake)
 endif()
-add_subdirectory(${FLB_PATH_LIB_CARES})# EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 
 # Chunk I/O
 FLB_OPTION(CIO_LIB_STATIC  ON)
@@ -598,6 +606,7 @@ if(FLB_WASM)
           _Atomic int a;
           return 0;
        }" FLB_HAVE_STDATOMIC_H)
+    include(CheckIncludeFiles)
     check_include_files(stdatomic.h FLB_HAVE_STDATOMIC_H)
     if (FLB_HAVE_STDATOMIC_H)
       enable_language (ASM)
@@ -902,31 +911,41 @@ endif()
 # Memory Allocator
 # ================
 if(FLB_JEMALLOC AND ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Linux")
-  FLB_DEFINITION(FLB_HAVE_JEMALLOC)
-  FLB_DEFINITION(JEMALLOC_MANGLE)
+  if(FLB_PREFER_SYSTEM_LIB_JEMALLOC)
+    find_package(PkgConfig)
+    pkg_check_modules(JEMALLOC jemalloc>=5.0.0)
+  endif()
+  if(JEMALLOC_FOUND)
+    include_directories(${JEMALLOC_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+    link_directories(${JEMALLOC_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+  else()
+    FLB_DEFINITION(JEMALLOC_MANGLE)
 
-  # Add support for options like page size, if empty we default it
-  if(NOT DEFINED FLB_JEMALLOC_OPTIONS OR "${FLB_JEMALLOC_OPTIONS}" STREQUAL "")
-    set(FLB_JEMALLOC_OPTIONS "--with-lg-quantum=3")
+    # Add support for options like page size, if empty we default it
+    if(NOT DEFINED FLB_JEMALLOC_OPTIONS OR "${FLB_JEMALLOC_OPTIONS}" STREQUAL "")
+      set(FLB_JEMALLOC_OPTIONS "--with-lg-quantum=3")
+    endif()
+    # Split into a list so CMake handles it correctly when passing to configure command
+    separate_arguments(FLB_JEMALLOC_OPTIONS_LIST UNIX_COMMAND ${FLB_JEMALLOC_OPTIONS})
+    message(STATUS "jemalloc configure: ${FLB_JEMALLOC_OPTIONS_LIST}")
+
+    # Link to Jemalloc as an external dependency
+    set(FLB_LIBJEMALLOC_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/lib/libjemalloc_pic.a")
+    ExternalProject_Add(jemalloc
+      SOURCE_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/lib/jemalloc-5.3.0
+      CONFIGURE_COMMAND ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/lib/jemalloc-5.3.0/configure ${AUTOCONF_HOST_OPT} "${FLB_JEMALLOC_OPTIONS_LIST}" --prefix=<INSTALL_DIR>
+      CFLAGS=-std=gnu99\ -Wall\ -pipe\ -g3\ -O3\ -funroll-loops
+      BUILD_COMMAND ${EXTERNAL_BUILD_TOOL}
+      BUILD_BYPRODUCTS ${FLB_LIBJEMALLOC_PATH}
+      INSTALL_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/
+      INSTALL_COMMAND ${EXTERNAL_BUILD_TOOL} install_lib_static install_include)
+    add_library(libjemalloc STATIC IMPORTED GLOBAL)
+    set_target_properties(libjemalloc PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION ${FLB_LIBJEMALLOC_PATH})
+    add_dependencies(libjemalloc jemalloc)
+    include_directories("${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/include/")
+    set(JEMALLOC_LIBRARIES "libjemalloc")
   endif()
-  # Split into a list so CMake handles it correctly when passing to configure command
-  separate_arguments(FLB_JEMALLOC_OPTIONS_LIST UNIX_COMMAND ${FLB_JEMALLOC_OPTIONS})
-  message(STATUS "jemalloc configure: ${FLB_JEMALLOC_OPTIONS_LIST}")
-
-  # Link to Jemalloc as an external dependency
-  set(FLB_LIBJEMALLOC_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/lib/libjemalloc_pic.a")
-  ExternalProject_Add(jemalloc
-    SOURCE_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/lib/jemalloc-5.3.0
-    CONFIGURE_COMMAND ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/lib/jemalloc-5.3.0/configure ${AUTOCONF_HOST_OPT} "${FLB_JEMALLOC_OPTIONS_LIST}" --prefix=<INSTALL_DIR>
-    CFLAGS=-std=gnu99\ -Wall\ -pipe\ -g3\ -O3\ -funroll-loops
-    BUILD_COMMAND ${EXTERNAL_BUILD_TOOL}
-    BUILD_BYPRODUCTS ${FLB_LIBJEMALLOC_PATH}
-    INSTALL_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/
-    INSTALL_COMMAND ${EXTERNAL_BUILD_TOOL} install_lib_static install_include)
-  add_library(libjemalloc STATIC IMPORTED GLOBAL)
-  set_target_properties(libjemalloc PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION ${FLB_LIBJEMALLOC_PATH})
-  add_dependencies(libjemalloc jemalloc)
-  include_directories("${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/include/")
+  FLB_DEFINITION(FLB_HAVE_JEMALLOC)
 else()
   FLB_OPTION(FLB_JEMALLOC OFF)
 endif()
@@ -934,40 +953,51 @@ endif()
 # LibBacktrace (friendly stacktrace support)
 # =========================================
 if(FLB_BACKTRACE)
-  FLB_DEFINITION(FLB_HAVE_LIBBACKTRACE)
-  if (CMAKE_OSX_SYSROOT)
-    # From macOS Mojave, /usr/include does not store C SDK headers.
-    # For libbacktrace building on macOS, we have to tell C headers where they are located.
-    set(DEPS_C_COMPILER "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER} -isysroot ${CMAKE_OSX_SYSROOT}")
+  if(FLB_PREFER_SYSTEM_LIB_BACKTRACE)
+    find_path(LIBBACKTRACE_INCLUDE_DIRS NAMES backtrace.h)
+    find_library(LIBBACKTRACE_LIBRARIES NAMES backtrace)
+  endif()
+  if(LIBBACKTRACE_INCLUDE_DIRS AND LIBBACKTRACE_LIBRARIES)
+    message(STATUS "libbacktrace found (${LIBBACKTRACE_LIBRARIES})")
+    include_directories(${LIBBACKTRACE_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+    link_directories(${LIBBACKTRACE_LIBRARY_DIRS})
   else()
-    set(DEPS_C_COMPILER "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER}")
+    message(STATUS "libbacktrace not found, building ourselves")
+    if (CMAKE_OSX_SYSROOT)
+      # From macOS Mojave, /usr/include does not store C SDK headers.
+      # For libbacktrace building on macOS, we have to tell C headers where they are located.
+      set(DEPS_C_COMPILER "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER} -isysroot ${CMAKE_OSX_SYSROOT}")
+    else()
+      set(DEPS_C_COMPILER "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER}")
+    endif()
+    set(FLB_LIBBACKTRACE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/backtrace-prefix/lib/libbacktrace.a")
+    ExternalProject_Add(backtrace
+      SOURCE_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/lib/libbacktrace-8602fda/
+      CONFIGURE_COMMAND ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/lib/libbacktrace-8602fda/configure ${AUTOCONF_HOST_OPT} --prefix=<INSTALL_DIR> --enable-shared=no --enable-static=yes
+      BUILD_COMMAND ${EXTERNAL_BUILD_TOOL}
+      BUILD_BYPRODUCTS ${FLB_LIBBACKTRACE_PATH}
+      INSTALL_COMMAND ${EXTERNAL_BUILD_TOOL} DESTDIR= install
+      )
+    add_library(libbacktrace STATIC IMPORTED GLOBAL)
+    set_target_properties(libbacktrace PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION ${FLB_LIBBACKTRACE_PATH})
+    add_dependencies(libbacktrace backtrace)
+    include_directories("${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/backtrace-prefix/include/")
+    set(LIBBACKTRACE_LIBRARIES "libbacktrace")
   endif()
-  set(FLB_LIBBACKTRACE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/backtrace-prefix/lib/libbacktrace.a")
-  ExternalProject_Add(backtrace
-    SOURCE_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/lib/libbacktrace-8602fda/
-    CONFIGURE_COMMAND ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/lib/libbacktrace-8602fda/configure ${AUTOCONF_HOST_OPT} --prefix=<INSTALL_DIR> --enable-shared=no --enable-static=yes
-    BUILD_COMMAND ${EXTERNAL_BUILD_TOOL}
-    BUILD_BYPRODUCTS ${FLB_LIBBACKTRACE_PATH}
-    INSTALL_COMMAND ${EXTERNAL_BUILD_TOOL} DESTDIR= install
-    )
-  add_library(libbacktrace STATIC IMPORTED GLOBAL)
-  set_target_properties(libbacktrace PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION ${FLB_LIBBACKTRACE_PATH})
-  add_dependencies(libbacktrace backtrace)
-  include_directories("${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/backtrace-prefix/include/")
+  FLB_DEFINITION(FLB_HAVE_LIBBACKTRACE)
 endif()
 
 if(FLB_IN_KAFKA OR FLB_OUT_KAFKA)
-    FLB_OPTION(RDKAFKA_BUILD_STATIC    On)
-    FLB_OPTION(RDKAFKA_BUILD_EXAMPLES Off)
-    FLB_OPTION(RDKAFKA_BUILD_TESTS    Off)
-    FLB_OPTION(ENABLE_LZ4_EXT         Off)
-
-    # disable Curl
-    if (FLB_SYSTEM_MACOS)
-      FLB_OPTION(WITH_CURL  Off)
-    endif()
-
-    add_subdirectory(${FLB_PATH_LIB_RDKAFKA} EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
+  if(FLB_PREFER_SYSTEM_LIB_KAFKA)
+    find_package(PkgConfig)
+    pkg_check_modules(KAFKA rdkafka>=2.3.0)
+  endif()
+  if(KAFKA_FOUND)
+    include_directories(${KAFKA_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+    link_directories(${KAFKA_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+  else()
+    include(cmake/kafka.cmake)
+  endif()
 endif()
 
 # Onigmo (Regex Engine) options
diff --git a/cmake/cares.cmake b/cmake/cares.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..212d3f1c2f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/cares.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# cares cmake
+FLB_OPTION(CARES_STATIC      ON)
+FLB_OPTION(CARES_SHARED      OFF)
+FLB_OPTION(CARES_INSTALL     OFF)
+FLB_OPTION(CARES_BUILD_TESTS OFF)
+FLB_OPTION(CARES_BUILD_TOOLS OFF)
+
+if (FLB_SYSTEM_MACOS)
+  # macOS SDK always has <arpa/nameser.h>.
+  FLB_DEFINITION(CARES_HAVE_ARPA_NAMESER_H)
+endif()
+
+include_directories(
+  ${FLB_PATH_ROOT_SOURCE}/${FLB_PATH_LIB_CARES}/include
+  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${FLB_PATH_LIB_CARES}
+)
+
+add_subdirectory(${FLB_PATH_LIB_CARES})# EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
+
+set(LIBCARES_LIBRARIES "c-ares")
diff --git a/cmake/headers.cmake b/cmake/headers.cmake
index 500c4c3b947..5280d8e8bbe 100755
--- a/cmake/headers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/headers.cmake
@@ -32,26 +32,16 @@ include_directories(
   ${FLB_PATH_ROOT_SOURCE}/${FLB_PATH_LIB_SNAPPY}
   ${FLB_PATH_ROOT_SOURCE}/${FLB_PATH_LIB_CMETRICS}/include
   ${FLB_PATH_ROOT_SOURCE}/${FLB_PATH_LIB_CTRACES}/include
-  ${FLB_PATH_ROOT_SOURCE}/${FLB_PATH_LIB_CARES}/include
   ${FLB_PATH_ROOT_SOURCE}/${FLB_PATH_LIB_RING_BUFFER}/lwrb/src/include
 
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${FLB_PATH_LIB_CARES}
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${FLB_PATH_LIB_JANSSON}/include
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/lib/cmetrics
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/include
 
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/lib/monkey/include/
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/lib/monkey/include/monkey/
-
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/lib/nghttp2
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/lib/nghttp2/lib/includes/
-  ${FLB_PATH_ROOT_SOURCE}/${FLB_PATH_LIB_NGHTTP2}/lib/includes/
   )
 
-if(FLB_IN_KAFKA OR FLB_OUT_KAFKA)
-    include_directories(${FLB_PATH_ROOT_SOURCE}/${FLB_PATH_LIB_RDKAFKA}/src/)
-endif()
-
 if(FLB_UTF8_ENCODER)
   include_directories(${FLB_PATH_ROOT_SOURCE}/${FLB_PATH_LIB_TUTF8E}/include)
 endif()
diff --git a/cmake/kafka.cmake b/cmake/kafka.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3a0ebfed23c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/kafka.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# kafka cmake
+FLB_OPTION(RDKAFKA_BUILD_STATIC    On)
+FLB_OPTION(RDKAFKA_BUILD_EXAMPLES Off)
+FLB_OPTION(RDKAFKA_BUILD_TESTS    Off)
+FLB_OPTION(ENABLE_LZ4_EXT         Off)
+
+# disable Curl
+if (FLB_SYSTEM_MACOS)
+  FLB_OPTION(WITH_CURL  Off)
+endif()
+
+include_directories(${FLB_PATH_ROOT_SOURCE}/${FLB_PATH_LIB_RDKAFKA}/src/)
+
+add_subdirectory(${FLB_PATH_LIB_RDKAFKA} EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
+
+set(KAFKA_LIBRARIES "rdkafka")
diff --git a/cmake/nghttp2.cmake b/cmake/nghttp2.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cc291736c0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/nghttp2.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# nghttp2 cmake
+FLB_OPTION(ENABLE_LIB_ONLY   ON)
+FLB_OPTION(ENABLE_STATIC_LIB ON)
+FLB_OPTION(ENABLE_SHARED_LIB OFF)
+FLB_DEFINITION(NGHTTP2_STATICLIB)
+include_directories(
+  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/lib/nghttp2
+  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/lib/nghttp2/lib/includes/
+  ${FLB_PATH_ROOT_SOURCE}/${FLB_PATH_LIB_NGHTTP2}/lib/includes/
+)
+add_subdirectory(${FLB_PATH_LIB_NGHTTP2} EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
+set(NGHTTP2_LIBRARIES "nghttp2_static")
diff --git a/plugins/in_kafka/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/in_kafka/CMakeLists.txt
index 696e263fab7..ede0831f9f8 100644
--- a/plugins/in_kafka/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/in_kafka/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@ set(src
   in_kafka.c
   )
 
-FLB_PLUGIN(in_kafka "${src}" "rdkafka")
+FLB_PLUGIN(in_kafka "${src}" ${KAFKA_LIBRARIES})
+target_include_directories(flb-plugin-in_kafka PUBLIC ${KAFKA_INCLUDEDIR}/librdkafka)
 target_link_libraries(flb-plugin-in_kafka -lpthread)
diff --git a/plugins/out_kafka/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/out_kafka/CMakeLists.txt
index 526910d49a0..01c96529b1c 100644
--- a/plugins/out_kafka/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/out_kafka/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@ set(src
   kafka_topic.c
   kafka.c)
 
-FLB_PLUGIN(out_kafka "${src}" "rdkafka")
+FLB_PLUGIN(out_kafka "${src}" ${KAFKA_LIBRARIES})
+target_include_directories(flb-plugin-out_kafka PUBLIC ${KAFKA_INCLUDEDIR}/librdkafka)
 target_link_libraries(flb-plugin-out_kafka -lpthread)
diff --git a/plugins/processor_sql/parser/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/processor_sql/parser/CMakeLists.txt
index 7e5feca944e..e78a5cba1ef 100644
--- a/plugins/processor_sql/parser/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/processor_sql/parser/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ add_library(processor-sql-parser STATIC
 
 add_flex_bison_dependency(lexer parser)
 
-if (FLB_JEMALLOC)
+if (FLB_JEMALLOC AND (NOT JEMALLOC_FOUND))
   add_dependencies(processor-sql-parser libjemalloc)
   include_directories("${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/include/")
 endif ()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 084f2c57d52..223ea93ca29 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ set(extra_libs
 if(FLB_JEMALLOC)
   set(extra_libs
     ${extra_libs}
-    "libjemalloc")
+    ${JEMALLOC_LIBRARIES})
 endif()
 
 if(FLB_REGEX)
@@ -378,10 +378,10 @@ set(FLB_DEPS
   ${FLB_PLUGINS}
   ${FLB_PROXY_PLUGINS}
   ${extra_libs}
-  c-ares
+  ${LIBCARES_LIBRARIES}
   snappy-c
   lwrb
-  nghttp2_static
+  ${NGHTTP2_LIBRARIES}
   )
 
 if(OPENSSL_FOUND)
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ else()
 endif(MSVC)
 
 if(FLB_JEMALLOC)
-  target_link_libraries(fluent-bit-static libjemalloc)
+  target_link_libraries(fluent-bit-static ${JEMALLOC_LIBRARIES})
 endif()
 
 # Binary / Executable
@@ -501,12 +501,12 @@ if(FLB_BINARY)
   endif()
 
   if(FLB_JEMALLOC)
-    target_link_libraries(fluent-bit-bin libjemalloc)
+    target_link_libraries(fluent-bit-bin ${JEMALLOC_LIBRARIES})
   endif()
 
   if(FLB_BACKTRACE)
     add_definitions(-DFLB_DUMP_STACKTRACE=1)
-    target_link_libraries(fluent-bit-bin libbacktrace)
+    target_link_libraries(fluent-bit-bin ${LIBBACKTRACE_LIBRARIES})
   endif()
 
   target_link_libraries(fluent-bit-bin fluent-bit-static ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
diff --git a/src/aws/CMakeLists.txt b/src/aws/CMakeLists.txt
index a6580e7a511..0b02fdb5127 100644
--- a/src/aws/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/aws/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@ add_library(flb-aws STATIC ${src})
 target_link_libraries(flb-aws flb-aws-compress)
 
 if(FLB_JEMALLOC)
-  target_link_libraries(flb-aws libjemalloc)
+  target_link_libraries(flb-aws ${JEMALLOC_LIBRARIES})
 endif()
diff --git a/src/proxy/go/CMakeLists.txt b/src/proxy/go/CMakeLists.txt
index 93e5003537a..69ef4204dc5 100644
--- a/src/proxy/go/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/proxy/go/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ set(src
 
 add_library(flb-plugin-proxy-go STATIC ${src})
 if(FLB_JEMALLOC)
-  target_link_libraries(flb-plugin-proxy-go libjemalloc)
+  target_link_libraries(flb-plugin-proxy-go ${JEMALLOC_LIBRARIES})
 endif()
 if(FLB_REGEX)
   target_link_libraries(flb-plugin-proxy-go onigmo-static)
diff --git a/src/record_accessor/CMakeLists.txt b/src/record_accessor/CMakeLists.txt
index 9eb3825d9cb..406f9013845 100644
--- a/src/record_accessor/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/record_accessor/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@ add_flex_bison_dependency(lexer parser)
 add_dependencies(flb-ra-parser onigmo-static)
 
 if(FLB_JEMALLOC)
-  target_link_libraries(flb-ra-parser libjemalloc)
+  target_link_libraries(flb-ra-parser ${JEMALLOC_LIBRARIES})
 endif()
diff --git a/src/stream_processor/parser/CMakeLists.txt b/src/stream_processor/parser/CMakeLists.txt
index d14b02bbd3d..05649ec4ff1 100644
--- a/src/stream_processor/parser/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/stream_processor/parser/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@ add_flex_bison_dependency(lexer parser)
 add_dependencies(flb-sp-parser onigmo-static)
 
 if(FLB_JEMALLOC)
-  target_link_libraries(flb-sp-parser libjemalloc)
+  target_link_libraries(flb-sp-parser ${JEMALLOC_LIBRARIES})
 endif()
diff --git a/src/wasm/CMakeLists.txt b/src/wasm/CMakeLists.txt
index 4ea7eba65a7..2855e837b08 100644
--- a/src/wasm/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/wasm/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ set(src
 
 add_library(flb-wasm-static STATIC ${src})
 
-if (FLB_JEMALLOC AND ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Linux")
+if (FLB_JEMALLOC AND ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Linux" AND (NOT JEMALLOC_FOUND))
   set(${JEMALLOC_LIBS} libjemalloc)
   add_dependencies(flb-wasm-static libjemalloc)
   include_directories("${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/include/")
@@ -140,5 +140,5 @@ endif ()
 if (WAMR_BUILD_LIBC_UVWASI)
   target_link_libraries(flb-wasm-static vmlib-static ${UV_A_LIBS})
 else ()
-  target_link_libraries(flb-wasm-static vmlib-static ${JEMALLOC_LIBS})
+  target_link_libraries(flb-wasm-static vmlib-static ${JEMALLOC_LIBRARIES})
 endif()
diff --git a/tests/internal/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/internal/CMakeLists.txt
index 7fe08ea0d8f..6ef5df4bd4a 100644
--- a/tests/internal/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/internal/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ function(prepare_unit_tests TEST_PREFIX SOURCEFILES)
       add_sanitizers(${source_file_we})
 
       if(FLB_JEMALLOC)
-        target_link_libraries(${source_file_we} libjemalloc ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
+        target_link_libraries(${source_file_we} ${JEMALLOC_LIBRARIES} ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
       else()
         target_link_libraries(${source_file_we} ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
       endif()
diff --git a/tests/internal/fuzzers/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/internal/fuzzers/CMakeLists.txt
index e76be548a20..aae2b19ba85 100644
--- a/tests/internal/fuzzers/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/internal/fuzzers/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ foreach(source_file ${UNIT_TESTS_FILES})
     )
 
   if(FLB_JEMALLOC)
-    target_link_libraries(${source_file_we} libjemalloc ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
+    target_link_libraries(${source_file_we} ${JEMALLOC_LIBRARIES} ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
   else()
     target_link_libraries(${source_file_we} ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
   endif()