diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 300fb08..361a36e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ if(NOT SDL_FOUND)
             set(SDLMAIN_LIBRARY "${SDLDIR}/lib/win32/SDLmain.lib" CACHE FILEPATH "Where the SDLmain library can be found" FORCE)
             set(SDL_LIBRARY "${SDLDIR}/lib/win32/SDL.lib" CACHE FILEPATH "Where the SDL library can be found" FORCE)
         endif(AQUARIA_USE_SDL2)
-        set(SDL_LIBRARY ${SDLMAIN_LIBRARY} ${SDL_LIBRARY}) # not seen by user
+        set(SDL_LIBRARY -lmingw32 ${SDLMAIN_LIBRARY} ${SDL_LIBRARY}) # not seen by user
     else(MACOSX)
         message(SEND_ERROR "We don't have a prebuilt SDL for this platform.")
     endif(MACOSX)