diff --git a/src/os/CMakeLists.txt b/src/os/CMakeLists.txt
index 760244b9b4..7f83923671 100644
--- a/src/os/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/os/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -134,27 +134,6 @@ if(WITH_EVENTTRACE)
 endif()
 
 if(WITH_LIBURING)
-  include(ExternalProject)
-  if("${CMAKE_GENERATOR}" MATCHES "Make")
-    set(make_cmd "$(MAKE)")
-  else()
-    set(make_cmd "make")
-  endif()
-  ExternalProject_Add(liburing_ext
-    DOWNLOAD_DIR ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/src/
-    GIT_REPOSITORY http://git.kernel.dk/liburing
-    GIT_TAG "4e360f71131918c36774f51688e5c65dea8d43f2"
-    SOURCE_DIR ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/src/liburing
-    CONFIGURE_COMMAND <SOURCE_DIR>/configure
-    BUILD_COMMAND env CC=${CMAKE_C_COMPILER} ${make_cmd} -C src -s
-    BUILD_IN_SOURCE 1
-    INSTALL_COMMAND "")
-  unset(make_cmd)
-  add_library(liburing STATIC IMPORTED GLOBAL)
-  add_dependencies(liburing liburing_ext)
-  set_target_properties(liburing PROPERTIES
-    IMPORTED_LINK_INTERFACE_LANGUAGES "C"
-    IMPORTED_LOCATION "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/src/liburing/src/liburing.a")
-  target_link_libraries(os liburing)
-  target_include_directories(os SYSTEM PRIVATE "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/src/liburing/src/include")
+  pkg_check_modules(LIBURING REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET liburing)
+  target_link_libraries(os uring)
 endif(WITH_LIBURING)
diff --git a/src/os/bluestore/io_uring.cc b/src/os/bluestore/io_uring.cc
index 54fa0f9535..4ba83cf172 100644
--- a/src/os/bluestore/io_uring.cc
+++ b/src/os/bluestore/io_uring.cc
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
 #include "liburing.h"
 #include <sys/epoll.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/syscall.h>
 
 /* Options */
 
@@ -134,8 +136,7 @@ int ioring_queue_t::init(std::vector<int> &fds)
   if (ret < 0)
     return ret;
 
-  ret = io_uring_register(d->io_uring.ring_fd, IORING_REGISTER_FILES,
-			  &fds[0], fds.size());
+  ret = io_uring_register_files(&d->io_uring, &fds[0], fds.size());
   if (ret < 0) {
     ret = -errno;
     goto close_ring_fd;
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ bool ioring_queue_t::supported()
   struct io_uring_params p;
 
   memset(&p, 0, sizeof(p));
-  int fd = io_uring_setup(16, &p);
+  int fd = syscall(SYS_io_uring_setup, 16, &p);
   if (fd < 0)
     return false;