diff --git a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index 950b2dc74a..3514d1614a 100644
--- a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -446,32 +446,7 @@ if(NOT MINIMAL_BUILD)
     # libxml2 is required for IFCXML (optional) and SVGFILL (mandatory)
     clear_wasm_sysroot()
     if(IFCXML_SUPPORT)
-        if((NOT LIBXML2_INCLUDE_DIR AND NOT LIBXML2_LIBRARIES))
-            # First try config mode (probably works with vcpkg, Conan, macOS brew installs, but not on ubuntu 22.04)
-            # CONFIG is provided using root path, so no need to clear sysroot here.
-            restore_wasm_sysroot()
-            find_package(LibXml2 QUIET CONFIG)
-            clear_wasm_sysroot()
-
-            if(NOT LibXml2_FOUND)
-                # Fallback to CMake's builtin FindLibXml2 module (works on Ubuntu)
-                find_package(LibXml2 REQUIRED)
-            else()
-                message(STATUS "Found LibXml2 config: ${LibXml2_DIR}")
-            endif()
-
-            if(TARGET LibXml2::LibXml2)
-                # Config mode already gives us the target
-                set(LIBXML2_LIBRARIES LibXml2::LibXml2)
-                get_target_property(LIBXML2_INCLUDE_DIR LibXml2::LibXml2 INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES)
-            else()
-                # Module mode (Ubuntu)
-                set(LIBXML2_LIBRARIES ${LibXml2_LIBRARIES})
-                set(LIBXML2_INCLUDE_DIR ${LibXml2_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-            endif()
-        else()
-            find_package(LibXml2 REQUIRED)
-        endif()
+        find_package(LibXml2 REQUIRED)
     endif()
     restore_wasm_sysroot()
 endif()
diff --git a/cmake/FindLibXml2.cmake b/cmake/FindLibXml2.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..86be2f565b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/FindLibXml2.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#
+# Input variables:
+# - `LIBXML2_INCLUDE_DIR`
+# - `LIBXML2_LIBRARIES`
+# If input variables are not specified, try to find LibXml2 config.
+# Input variables could also be provided as environment variables.
+#
+# Output variables:
+# - `LIBXML2_INCLUDE_DIR`
+# - `LIBXML2_LIBRARIES`
+#
+
+# To avoid cyclic calls to this file
+list(REMOVE_ITEM CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})
+
+if((NOT LIBXML2_INCLUDE_DIR AND NOT LIBXML2_LIBRARIES))
+    # First try config mode (probably works with vcpkg, Conan, macOS brew installs, but not on ubuntu 22.04)
+    # CONFIG is provided using root path, so no need to clear sysroot here.
+    restore_wasm_sysroot()
+    find_package(LibXml2 QUIET CONFIG)
+    clear_wasm_sysroot()
+
+    if(NOT LibXml2_FOUND)
+        # Fallback to CMake's builtin FindLibXml2 module (works on Ubuntu)
+        find_package(LibXml2 REQUIRED)
+    else()
+        message(STATUS "Found LibXml2 config: ${LibXml2_DIR}")
+    endif()
+
+    if(TARGET LibXml2::LibXml2)
+        # Config mode already gives us the target
+        set(LIBXML2_LIBRARIES LibXml2::LibXml2)
+        get_target_property(LIBXML2_INCLUDE_DIR LibXml2::LibXml2 INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES)
+    else()
+        # Module mode (Ubuntu)
+        set(LIBXML2_LIBRARIES ${LibXml2_LIBRARIES})
+        set(LIBXML2_INCLUDE_DIR ${LibXml2_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+    endif()
+else()
+    find_package(LibXml2 REQUIRED)
+endif()
+
+# Restore module path.
+list(PREPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})