diff --git a/external/sdl_nyan/CMakeLists.txt b/external/sdl_nyan/CMakeLists.txt
index 8073d51..8b32b4e 100644
--- a/external/sdl_nyan/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/external/sdl_nyan/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
 set(CMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE ON CACHE BOOL "ON")
 
-find_package(SDL2 REQUIRED)
+if (NOT DOOMPANNING_INTERNAL_SDL)
+    find_package(SDL2 2.0.17)
+endif()
 
 add_subdirectory(src)
-