diff --git a/src/sdl/CMakeLists.txt b/src/sdl/CMakeLists.txt
index 89f567b08..63f589a7e 100644
--- a/src/sdl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/sdl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ if(${SRB2_CONFIG_USE_OPENAL})
 	target_compile_definitions(SRB2SDL2 PRIVATE -DHAVE_OPENAL)
 	target_link_libraries(SRB2SDL2 PRIVATE OpenAL::OpenAL)
 	target_sources(SRB2SDL2 PRIVATE al_sound.c)
+	if(NOT "${SRB2_CONFIG_SYSTEM_LIBRARIES}" AND NOT "${SRB2_CONFIG_SHARED_INTERNAL_LIBRARIES}")
+		target_link_libraries(SRB2SDL2 PRIVATE SDL2::SDL2-static)
+	else()
+		target_link_libraries(SRB2SDL2 PRIVATE SDL2::SDL2)
+	endif()
 else()
 	find_package(SDL2_mixer_ext CONFIG QUIET)
 	find_package(SDL2_mixer_ext QUIET)