diff --git a/desktop_version/CMakeLists.txt b/desktop_version/CMakeLists.txt
index 65b45f13..e50cf047 100644
--- a/desktop_version/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/desktop_version/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -212,7 +212,8 @@ else()
 		target_link_libraries(VVVVVV SDL2 SDL2_mixer)
 	else()
 		message(STATUS "No TARGET SDL2::SDL2, or SDL2, using variables")
-		target_include_directories(VVVVVV PUBLIC "$<BUILD_INTERFACE:${SDL2_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+		find_path(SDL2_MIXER_INCLUDE_DIRS NAMES SDL_mixer.h PATH_SUFFIXES SDL2)
+		target_include_directories(VVVVVV PUBLIC "$<BUILD_INTERFACE:${SDL2_INCLUDE_DIRS}>" ${SDL2_MIXER_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 		target_link_libraries(VVVVVV ${SDL2_LIBRARIES} SDL2_mixer)
 	endif()
 endif()