diff --git a/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
index e22ff16471..0a844c5c8b 100644
--- a/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ target_link_libraries(3rdparty_openal INTERFACE ${OPENAL_LIBRARY})
 set(FAUDIO_TARGET 3rdparty_dummy_lib)
 if(USE_FAUDIO)
 	# FAudio depends on SDL2
-	pkg_check_modules(SDL2 sdl2)
+	find_package(SDL2)
 	if (NOT SDL2_FOUND OR SDL2_VERSION VERSION_LESS 2.0.9)
 		message("-- RPCS3: FAudio requires SDL 2.0.9 or newer.")
 	else()
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/CMakeLists.txt b/rpcs3/Emu/CMakeLists.txt
index d72efb1e84..1b9c412733 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -122,9 +122,12 @@ if(USE_PULSE AND PULSE_FOUND)
 	target_link_libraries(rpcs3_emu PUBLIC 3rdparty::pulse)
 endif()
 
-if(USE_FAUDIO AND SDL2_FOUND AND NOT SDL2_VERSION VERSION_LESS 2.0.9)
-	target_sources(rpcs3_emu PRIVATE Audio/FAudio/FAudioBackend.cpp)
-	target_link_libraries(rpcs3_emu PUBLIC 3rdparty::faudio)
+if(USE_FAUDIO)
+	find_package(SDL2)
+	if(SDL2_FOUND AND NOT SDL2_VERSION VERSION_LESS 2.0.9)
+		target_sources(rpcs3_emu PRIVATE Audio/FAudio/FAudioBackend.cpp)
+		target_link_libraries(rpcs3_emu PUBLIC 3rdparty::faudio)
+	endif()
 endif()
 
 if(WIN32)