diff --git a/external/CMakeLists.txt b/external/CMakeLists.txt
index aa4c6e9..9f2e90c 100644
--- a/external/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/external/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ add_subdirectory("physfs")
 
 if(NOT MM_HEADLESS)
 	if(NOT EMSCRIPTEN)
+		# TODO: move into imgui and soload, since they are the one requireing this
 		if(VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET)
 			find_package(SDL2 CONFIG REQUIRED)
 		else() # HACK: fix sdl find module
diff --git a/external/imgui/CMakeLists.txt b/external/imgui/CMakeLists.txt
index cf2a781..24ee33b 100644
--- a/external/imgui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/external/imgui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ elseif(VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET)
 	target_link_libraries(imgui
 		PUBLIC
 			SDL2::SDL2
-		PRIVATE
-			SDL2::SDL2main
-			SDL2::SDL2-static
+		#PRIVATE
+			#SDL2::SDL2main
+			#SDL2::SDL2-static
 	)
 else()
 	target_include_directories(imgui PUBLIC "${SDL2_INCLUDE_DIR}")
diff --git a/external/soloud/CMakeLists.txt b/external/soloud/CMakeLists.txt
index 1ecf903..1ba52c9 100644
--- a/external/soloud/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/external/soloud/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -161,28 +161,27 @@ target_compile_definitions(soloud PRIVATE WITH_SDL2_STATIC)
 
 target_include_directories(soloud SYSTEM PUBLIC "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/soloud/include")
 
-#if not android or emscripten
-if(VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET)
+if(EMSCRIPTEN)
+	target_compile_options(soloud PUBLIC -sUSE_SDL=2)
+	target_link_libraries(soloud PUBLIC -sUSE_SDL=2)
+elseif(VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET)
 	target_link_libraries(soloud
 		PUBLIC
 			SDL2::SDL2
-		PRIVATE
-			SDL2::SDL2main
-			SDL2::SDL2-static
+		#PRIVATE
+			#SDL2::SDL2main
+			#SDL2::SDL2-static
 	)
 else()
 	target_include_directories(soloud PUBLIC "${SDL2_INCLUDE_DIR}")
 	target_link_libraries(soloud PUBLIC ${SDL2_LIBRARY})
 endif()
 
+#if not android or emscripten
 #if android
 #target_link_libraries(soloud SDL)
 #endif
 
-if(EMSCRIPTEN)
-	target_compile_options(soloud PUBLIC -sUSE_SDL=2)
-	target_link_libraries(soloud PUBLIC -sUSE_SDL=2)
-endif()
 
 
 # TODO: remove
diff --git a/framework/filesystem/CMakeLists.txt b/framework/filesystem/CMakeLists.txt
index 1697d54..a57ac21 100644
--- a/framework/filesystem/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/framework/filesystem/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,15 +33,18 @@ if(NOT MM_HEADLESS)
 		target_compile_options(filesystem_service PUBLIC -sUSE_SDL=2)
 		target_link_libraries(filesystem_service PUBLIC -sUSE_SDL=2)
 	elseif(VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET)
+		find_package(SDL2 CONFIG REQUIRED)
+
 		target_link_libraries(filesystem_service
 			PUBLIC
 				SDL2::SDL2
-			PRIVATE
-				SDL2::SDL2main
-				SDL2::SDL2-static
+			#PRIVATE
+				#SDL2::SDL2main
+				#SDL2::SDL2-static
 		)
 	else()
 		#if not android or emscripten
+		find_package(SDL2 REQUIRED)
 		target_include_directories(filesystem_service PUBLIC "${SDL2_INCLUDE_DIR}")
 		target_link_libraries(filesystem_service PUBLIC ${SDL2_LIBRARY})
 		#endif
diff --git a/framework/sdl_service/CMakeLists.txt b/framework/sdl_service/CMakeLists.txt
index 2640b33..0095ad1 100644
--- a/framework/sdl_service/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/framework/sdl_service/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,8 +27,19 @@ target_link_libraries(sdl_service PUBLIC
 if(EMSCRIPTEN)
 	target_compile_options(sdl_service PUBLIC -sUSE_SDL=2)
 	target_link_libraries(sdl_service PUBLIC -sUSE_SDL=2)
+elseif(VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET)
+	find_package(SDL2 CONFIG REQUIRED)
+
+	target_link_libraries(sdl_service
+		PUBLIC
+			SDL2::SDL2
+		#PRIVATE
+			#SDL2::SDL2main
+			#SDL2::SDL2-static
+	)
 else()
 	#if not android or emscripten
+	find_package(SDL2 REQUIRED)
 	target_include_directories(sdl_service PUBLIC "${SDL2_INCLUDE_DIR}")
 	target_link_libraries(sdl_service PUBLIC ${SDL2_LIBRARY})
 	#endif
@@ -40,16 +51,6 @@ else()
 	target_link_libraries(sdl_service PRIVATE glad)
 endif()
 
-if(VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET)
-	target_link_libraries(sdl_service
-		PUBLIC
-			SDL2::SDL2
-		PRIVATE
-			SDL2::SDL2main
-			SDL2::SDL2-static
-	)
-endif()
-
 if(BUILD_TESTING)
 	add_subdirectory(test)
 endif()