diff --git a/cmake/librw-config.cmake.in b/cmake/librw-config.cmake.in
index 3c3d9e1..6cb7a8b 100644
--- a/cmake/librw-config.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/librw-config.cmake.in
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@ if(LIBRW_PLATFORM_GL3)
         endif()
     elseif(LIBRW_GL3_GFXLIB STREQUAL "SDL2")
         if (NOT TARGET SDL2::SDL2)
-            find_package(SDL2 REQUIRED)
+            find_package(SDL2 CONFIG)
+            if (NOT TARGET SDL2::SDL2)
+                find_package(SDL2 MODULE REQUIRED)
+            endif()
         endif()
     endif()
 endif()
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 0e3d637..21c00ac 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -159,7 +159,10 @@ if(LIBRW_PLATFORM_GL3)
             )
     elseif (LIBRW_GL3_GFXLIB STREQUAL "SDL2")
         if (NOT TARGET SDL2::SDL2)
-            find_package(SDL2 REQUIRED)
+            find_package(SDL2 CONFIG)
+            if (NOT TARGET SDL2::SDL2)
+                find_package(SDL2 MODULE REQUIRED)
+            endif()
         endif()
         target_compile_definitions(librw PUBLIC LIBRW_SDL2)
         target_link_libraries(librw