diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 47cb558db..49025d4dd 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -82,7 +82,11 @@ if(MINGW)
 elseif(WIN32)
 	target_link_libraries(86Box SDL2::SDL2)
 else()
-	target_link_libraries(86Box ${SDL2_LIBRARIES})
+        if (TARGET SDL2::SDL2)
+                target_link_libraries(86Box SDL2::SDL2)
+        else()
+	        target_link_libraries(86Box ${SDL2_LIBRARIES})
+        endif()
 endif()
 
 find_package(PNG REQUIRED)
diff --git a/src/unix/CMakeLists.txt b/src/unix/CMakeLists.txt
index d0524e38b..e21265370 100644
--- a/src/unix/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/unix/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,10 +12,22 @@ add_library(plat STATIC ${PLAT_SOURCES} unix_thread.c)
 add_library(ui STATIC unix.c unix_sdl.c unix_cdrom.c)
 target_compile_definitions(ui PUBLIC _FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64)
 target_link_libraries(ui dl)
+
+find_package(SDL2 REQUIRED)
+include_directories(${SDL2_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+if(MINGW)
+	target_link_libraries(ui SDL2::SDL2-static)
+else()
+        if (TARGET SDL2::SDL2)
+                target_link_libraries(ui SDL2::SDL2)
+        else()
+                target_link_libraries(ui ${SDL2_LIBRARIES})
+        endif()
+endif()
 if (ALSA_FOUND)
     target_link_libraries(plat ALSA::ALSA)
 endif()
 
 set(THREADS_PREFER_PTHREAD_FLAG TRUE)
 find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
-target_link_libraries(86Box Threads::Threads)
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+target_link_libraries(86Box Threads::Threads)