diff --git a/externals/CMakeLists.txt b/externals/CMakeLists.txt
index f79f776be4..5ca90b2b23 100644
--- a/externals/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/externals/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -173,8 +173,10 @@ if (NOT ANDROID)
     if (PLATFORM_PS4)
         set(SDL2_LIBRARY ${CMAKE_SYSROOT}/lib/libSDL2.a)
         set(SDL2_INCLUDE_DIR ${CMAKE_SYSROOT}/include/SDL2)
+        find_package(SDL2 REQUIRED)
+    else()
+        find_package(SDL2 2.26.4 REQUIRED)
     endif()
-    find_package(SDL2 REQUIRED)
 endif()
 
 set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OFF)