diff --git a/external/sdl/CMakeLists.txt b/external/sdl/CMakeLists.txt
index 6b703901..455d205b 100644
--- a/external/sdl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/external/sdl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ if (NOT TARGET SDL3::SDL3)
 		#GIT_TAG 5fa9432b7d1c1722de93e1ab46e7a9569a47071e # tip 27-05-2024 - before changes made breaking sdl_image
 		#GIT_TAG 9651ca59187c16079846918483c40d6b5c2f454c # tip 09-06-2024
 		#GIT_TAG 657c0135b1ff1685afa1bad63b0417d92f4bcb46 # tip 09-06-2024
-		GIT_TAG e949f12f63cdfcef4bdf456936ee676e0a3f9de6 # tip 18-07-2024
+		#GIT_TAG e949f12f63cdfcef4bdf456936ee676e0a3f9de6 # tip 18-07-2024
+		GIT_TAG d65a8146b950abe31b4fbf779f3e2fea731af9bd # tip 16-07-2024 - before string policy changes breaking imgui
 
 		FIND_PACKAGE_ARGS # for the future
 	)