diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b1b86dad..f2f3d9b8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ if (BUILD_CLIENT)
 
     include(game-window/BuildSettings.cmake)
     if (USE_SDL3_AUDIO OR GAMEWINDOW_SYSTEM STREQUAL "SDL3")
+        if(NOT GAMEWINDOW_SYSTEM STREQUAL "SDL3")
+            set(SDL_WAYLAND OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+        endif()
         include(ext/sdl3.cmake)
     endif()
     if (GAMEWINDOW_SYSTEM STREQUAL "EGLUT")