diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/linux/install-packages-qt.sh b/.github/workflows/scripts/linux/install-packages-qt.sh
index 48ef6d26bc..9089465d29 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/linux/install-packages-qt.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/linux/install-packages-qt.sh
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ declare -a BUILD_PACKAGES=(
 
 # Packages - PCSX2
 declare -a PCSX2_PACKAGES=(
+	"extra-cmake-modules"
 	"libaio-dev"
 	"libasound2-dev"
 	"libbz2-dev"
diff --git a/cmake/FindWayland.cmake b/cmake/FindWayland.cmake
deleted file mode 100644
index aa4aa2a2aa..0000000000
--- a/cmake/FindWayland.cmake
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-# Try to find Wayland on a Unix system
-#
-# This will define:
-#
-#   Wayland_FOUND       - True if Wayland is found
-#
-#   The following imported targets: 
-#   Wayland::Client     - Imported Client
-#   Wayland::Server     - Imported Server
-#   Wayland::Egl        - Imported Egl
-#   Wayland::Cursor     - Imported Cursor
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2013 Martin Gräßlin <mgraesslin@kde.org>
-#
-# Redistribution and use is allowed according to the terms of the BSD license.
-# For details see the accompanying COPYING-CMAKE-SCRIPTS file.
-
-IF (NOT WIN32)
-	IF (WAYLAND_INCLUDE_DIR AND WAYLAND_LIBRARIES)
-		# In the cache already
-		SET(WAYLAND_FIND_QUIETLY TRUE)
-	ENDIF ()
-
-	FIND_PATH(WAYLAND_CLIENT_INCLUDE_DIR  NAMES wayland-client.h)
-	FIND_PATH(WAYLAND_SERVER_INCLUDE_DIR  NAMES wayland-server.h)
-	FIND_PATH(WAYLAND_EGL_INCLUDE_DIR     NAMES wayland-egl.h)
-	FIND_PATH(WAYLAND_CURSOR_INCLUDE_DIR  NAMES wayland-cursor.h)
-
-	FIND_LIBRARY(WAYLAND_CLIENT_LIBRARIES NAMES wayland-client)
-	FIND_LIBRARY(WAYLAND_SERVER_LIBRARIES NAMES wayland-server)
-	FIND_LIBRARY(WAYLAND_EGL_LIBRARIES    NAMES wayland-egl)
-	FIND_LIBRARY(WAYLAND_CURSOR_LIBRARIES NAMES wayland-cursor)
-
-	include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
-
-	# FIND_PACKAGE_HANDLE_STANDARD_ARGS is just meant to find the main package and set package found. Not set variables or find individual libs
-	FIND_PACKAGE_HANDLE_STANDARD_ARGS(Wayland REQUIRED_VARS
-		WAYLAND_CLIENT_LIBRARIES WAYLAND_CLIENT_INCLUDE_DIR
-		WAYLAND_SERVER_LIBRARIES WAYLAND_SERVER_INCLUDE_DIR
-		WAYLAND_EGL_LIBRARIES    WAYLAND_EGL_INCLUDE_DIR
-		WAYLAND_CURSOR_LIBRARIES WAYLAND_CURSOR_INCLUDE_DIR
-	)
-
-	if (WAYLAND_CLIENT_INCLUDE_DIR AND WAYLAND_CLIENT_LIBRARIES AND NOT TARGET Wayland::Client)
-		add_library(Wayland::Client UNKNOWN IMPORTED)
-		set_target_properties(Wayland::Client PROPERTIES INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${WAYLAND_CLIENT_INCLUDE_DIR}" IMPORTED_LOCATION "${WAYLAND_CLIENT_LIBRARIES}")
-	endif()
-	if (WAYLAND_SERVER_INCLUDE_DIR AND WAYLAND_SERVER_LIBRARIES AND NOT TARGET Wayland::Server)
-		add_library(Wayland::Server UNKNOWN IMPORTED)
-		set_target_properties(Wayland::Server PROPERTIES INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${WAYLAND_SERVER_INCLUDE_DIR}" IMPORTED_LOCATION "${WAYLAND_SERVER_LIBRARIES}")
-	endif()
-	if (WAYLAND_EGL_INCLUDE_DIR AND WAYLAND_EGL_LIBRARIES AND NOT TARGET Wayland::Egl)
-		add_library(Wayland::Egl UNKNOWN IMPORTED)
-		set_target_properties(Wayland::Egl PROPERTIES INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${WAYLAND_EGL_INCLUDE_DIR}" IMPORTED_LOCATION "${WAYLAND_EGL_LIBRARIES}")
-	endif()
-	if (WAYLAND_CURSOR_INCLUDE_DIR AND WAYLAND_CURSOR_LIBRARIES AND NOT TARGET Wayland::Cursor)
-		add_library(Wayland::Cursor UNKNOWN IMPORTED)
-		set_target_properties(Wayland::Cursor PROPERTIES INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${WAYLAND_CURSOR_INCLUDE_DIR}" IMPORTED_LOCATION "${WAYLAND_CURSOR_LIBRARIES}")
-	endif()
-
-	MARK_AS_ADVANCED(
-		WAYLAND_CLIENT_INCLUDE_DIR  WAYLAND_CLIENT_LIBRARIES
-		WAYLAND_SERVER_INCLUDE_DIR  WAYLAND_SERVER_LIBRARIES
-		WAYLAND_EGL_INCLUDE_DIR     WAYLAND_EGL_LIBRARIES
-		WAYLAND_CURSOR_INCLUDE_DIR  WAYLAND_CURSOR_LIBRARIES
-	)
-
-ENDIF ()
diff --git a/cmake/SearchForStuff.cmake b/cmake/SearchForStuff.cmake
index 89b97b3fd9..50f22e26b1 100644
--- a/cmake/SearchForStuff.cmake
+++ b/cmake/SearchForStuff.cmake
@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ else()
 		make_imported_target_if_missing(X11::X11 X11)
 
 		if(WAYLAND_API)
-			find_package(Wayland REQUIRED)
+			find_package(ECM REQUIRED NO_MODULE)
+			list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${ECM_MODULE_PATH}")
+			find_package(Wayland REQUIRED Egl)
 		endif()
 
 		find_package(Libbacktrace)
diff --git a/pcsx2/CMakeLists.txt b/pcsx2/CMakeLists.txt
index c755a20e63..dedce4516f 100644
--- a/pcsx2/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/pcsx2/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -649,6 +649,10 @@ if(USE_OPENGL)
 		if(WAYLAND_API)
 			list(APPEND pcsx2GSSources GS/Renderers/OpenGL/GLContextEGLWayland.cpp)
 			list(APPEND pcsx2GSHeaders GS/Renderers/OpenGL/GLContextEGLWayland.h)
+
+			# We load the Wayland libraries dynamically to avoid a runtime dependency.
+			# So, only add the headers, don't link.
+			target_include_directories(PCSX2_FLAGS INTERFACE ${Wayland_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 		endif()
 	endif()
 endif()