diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 284c2a6f56..a214d734e2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3520,7 +3520,10 @@ if(SDL_TEST)
 endif()
 
 if(MSVC AND NOT SDL_LIBC)
-  set(targets SDL2)
+  set(targets )
+  if(TARGET SDL2)
+    list(APPEND targets SDL2)
+  endif()
   if(TARGET SDL2-static)
     list(APPEND targets SDL2-static)
   endif()