diff --git a/cmake/FindCPUFREQ.cmake b/cmake/FindCPUFREQ.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3cae86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/FindCPUFREQ.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Arne Hendricks
+#
+# Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
+# file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
+pkg_check_modules(PC_CPUFREQ QUIET cpufreq)
+
+find_path(CPUFREQ_INCLUDE_DIR cpufreq.h
+  HINTS
+    ${CPUFREQ_ROOT} ENV CPUFREQ_ROOT
+    ${PC_CPUFREQ_INCLUDEDIR}
+    ${PC_CPUFREQ_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+  PATH_SUFFIXES include)
+
+find_library(CPUFREQ_LIBRARY NAMES cpufreq libcpufreq
+  HINTS
+    ${CPUFREQ_ROOT} ENV CPUFREQ_ROOT
+    ${PC_CPUFREQ_LIBDIR}
+    ${PC_CPUFREQ_LIBRARY_DIRS}
+  PATH_SUFFIXES lib lib64)
+
+set(CPUFREQ_LIBRARIES ${CPUFREQ_LIBRARY})
+set(CPUFREQ_INCLUDE_DIRS ${CPUFREQ_INCLUDE_DIR})
+
+find_package_handle_standard_args(CPUFREQ DEFAULT_MSG
+  CPUFREQ_LIBRARY CPUFREQ_INCLUDE_DIR)
+
+get_property(_type CACHE CPUFREQ_ROOT PROPERTY TYPE)
+if(_type)
+  set_property(CACHE CPUFREQ_ROOT PROPERTY ADVANCED 1)
+  if("x${_type}" STREQUAL "xUNINITIALIZED")
+    set_property(CACHE CPUFREQ_ROOT PROPERTY TYPE PATH)
+  endif()
+endif()
+
+mark_as_advanced(CPUFREQ_ROOT CPUFREQ_LIBRARY CPUFREQ_INCLUDE_DIR)
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index b38084a..37ac029 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 
+set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/")
+
+find_package(CPUFREQ)
+
 add_hpx_component(
   allscale
   SOURCES
diff --git a/src/FindCPUFREQ.cmake b/src/FindCPUFREQ.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f20d01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/FindCPUFREQ.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Arne Hendricks
+#
+# Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
+# file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
+pkg_check_modules(PC_CPUFREQ QUIET cpufreq)
+
+find_path(CPUFREQ_INCLUDE_DIR cpufreq.h
+  HINTS
+    ${CPUFREQ_ROOT} ENV CPUFREQ_ROOT
+    ${PC_CPUFREQ_INCLUDEDIR}
+    ${PC_CPUFREQ_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+  PATH_SUFFIXES include)
+
+find_library(CPUFREQ_LIBRARY NAMES cpufreq libcpufreq
+  HINTS
+    ${CPUFREQ_ROOT} ENV CPUFREQ_ROOT
+    ${PC_CPUFREQ_LIBDIR}
+    ${PC_CPUFREQ_LIBRARY_DIRS}
+  PATH_SUFFIXES lib lib64)
+
+set(CPUFREQ_LIBRARIES ${CPUFREQ_LIBRARY})
+set(CPUFREQ_INCLUDE_DIRS ${CPUFREQ_INCLUDE_DIR})
+
+include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
+find_package_handle_standard_args(CPUFREQ
+  FOUND_VAR CPUFREQ_FOUND
+  REQUIRED_VARS
+    CPUFREQ_LIBRARY
+    CPUFREQ_INCLUDE_DIR
+  VERSION_VAR CPUFREQ_VERSION
+)
+
+if(CPUFREQ_FOUND)
+  set(CPUFREQ_LIBRARIES ${CPUFREQ_LIBRARY})
+  set(CPUFREQ_INCLUDE_DIRS ${CPUFREQ_INCLUDE_DIR})
+  set(CPUFREQ_DEFINITIONS ${PC_CPUFREQ_CFLAGS_OTHER})
+endif()
+mark_as_advanced(CPUFREQ_ROOT CPUFREQ_LIBRARY CPUFREQ_INCLUDE_DIR)
diff --git a/src/cmake/FindCPUFREQ.cmake b/src/cmake/FindCPUFREQ.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f20d01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cmake/FindCPUFREQ.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Arne Hendricks
+#
+# Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
+# file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
+pkg_check_modules(PC_CPUFREQ QUIET cpufreq)
+
+find_path(CPUFREQ_INCLUDE_DIR cpufreq.h
+  HINTS
+    ${CPUFREQ_ROOT} ENV CPUFREQ_ROOT
+    ${PC_CPUFREQ_INCLUDEDIR}
+    ${PC_CPUFREQ_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+  PATH_SUFFIXES include)
+
+find_library(CPUFREQ_LIBRARY NAMES cpufreq libcpufreq
+  HINTS
+    ${CPUFREQ_ROOT} ENV CPUFREQ_ROOT
+    ${PC_CPUFREQ_LIBDIR}
+    ${PC_CPUFREQ_LIBRARY_DIRS}
+  PATH_SUFFIXES lib lib64)
+
+set(CPUFREQ_LIBRARIES ${CPUFREQ_LIBRARY})
+set(CPUFREQ_INCLUDE_DIRS ${CPUFREQ_INCLUDE_DIR})
+
+include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
+find_package_handle_standard_args(CPUFREQ
+  FOUND_VAR CPUFREQ_FOUND
+  REQUIRED_VARS
+    CPUFREQ_LIBRARY
+    CPUFREQ_INCLUDE_DIR
+  VERSION_VAR CPUFREQ_VERSION
+)
+
+if(CPUFREQ_FOUND)
+  set(CPUFREQ_LIBRARIES ${CPUFREQ_LIBRARY})
+  set(CPUFREQ_INCLUDE_DIRS ${CPUFREQ_INCLUDE_DIR})
+  set(CPUFREQ_DEFINITIONS ${PC_CPUFREQ_CFLAGS_OTHER})
+endif()
+mark_as_advanced(CPUFREQ_ROOT CPUFREQ_LIBRARY CPUFREQ_INCLUDE_DIR)