diff --git a/examples/cpp-sdl/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/cpp-sdl/CMakeLists.txt
index be853b368..5e7ce64e7 100644
--- a/examples/cpp-sdl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/cpp-sdl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME} src/main.cc)
 
 target_link_libraries(
     ${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE
-    SDL2::SDL2
+    SDL2::SDL2-static
     SDL2::SDL2main
 )