diff --git a/cMake/FindSMESH.cmake b/cMake/FindSMESH.cmake
index e13d575e5c..f1b7d81bbb 100644
--- a/cMake/FindSMESH.cmake
+++ b/cMake/FindSMESH.cmake
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
 find_package(VTK REQUIRED)
 
 # If this definition is not set, linker errors will occur against SMESH on 64 bit machines.
-if(CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P STREQUAL 8)
+if(CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P EQUAL 8)
 	add_definitions(-DSALOME_USE_64BIT_IDS)
-endif(CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P STREQUAL 8)
+endif(CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P EQUAL 8)
  
 IF (CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCC)
     FIND_PATH(SMESH_INCLUDE_DIR SMESH_Mesh.hxx
diff --git a/cMake/FreeCAD_Helpers/SetupSalomeSMESH.cmake b/cMake/FreeCAD_Helpers/SetupSalomeSMESH.cmake
index d3cb9271e6..860e7f13b5 100644
--- a/cMake/FreeCAD_Helpers/SetupSalomeSMESH.cmake
+++ b/cMake/FreeCAD_Helpers/SetupSalomeSMESH.cmake
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 macro(SetupSalomeSMESH)
 # -------------------------------- Salome SMESH --------------------------
 
-    # Allow using external SMESH
-    if (FREECAD_USE_EXTERNAL_SMESH)
-        find_package(SMESH REQUIRED)
-    endif(FREECAD_USE_EXTERNAL_SMESH)
     # Salome SMESH sources are under src/3rdParty now
     if(BUILD_SMESH)
         # set the internal smesh version:
@@ -123,13 +119,17 @@ macro(SetupSalomeSMESH)
 
         else(NOT FREECAD_USE_EXTERNAL_SMESH)
             find_package(SMESH CONFIG)
+            if(NOT SMESH_FOUND)
+                find_package(SMESH REQUIRED)
+                if(NOT SMESH_FOUND)
+                    message(ERROR "================\n"
+                                "SMESH not found.\n"
+                                "================\n")
+                endif()
+            endif()
             set (SMESH_INCLUDE_DIR ${SMESH_INCLUDE_PATH})
             set(EXTERNAL_SMESH_LIBS ${SMESH_LIBRARIES})
-            if(NOT SMESH_FOUND)
-                message(ERROR "================\n"
-                              "SMESH not found.\n"
-                              "================\n")
-            endif()
+
             include_directories(${SMESH_INCLUDE_DIR})
         endif()