diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8af47571f..9ce90ddd3 100755
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 yuzu Emulator Project
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.22)
 
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/CMakeModules")
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/externals/cmake-modules")
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1101a2b3a..f1cbf9277 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 yuzu emulator early access
 =============
 
-This is the source code for early-access 3167.
+This is the source code for early-access 3168.
 
 ## Legal Notice
 
diff --git a/externals/CMakeLists.txt b/externals/CMakeLists.txt
index 11110a755..7d0a007a9 100755
--- a/externals/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/externals/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ if (YUZU_USE_EXTERNAL_SDL2)
     endif()
 
     add_subdirectory(SDL EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
-    add_library(SDL2 ALIAS SDL2-static)
 endif()
 
 # ENet
diff --git a/src/audio_core/CMakeLists.txt b/src/audio_core/CMakeLists.txt
index e4ab6795f..61d0333a0 100755
--- a/src/audio_core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/audio_core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -226,6 +226,10 @@ if(ENABLE_CUBEB)
     target_compile_definitions(audio_core PRIVATE -DHAVE_CUBEB=1)
 endif()
 if(ENABLE_SDL2)
-    target_link_libraries(audio_core PRIVATE SDL2)
+    if (YUZU_USE_EXTERNAL_SDL2)
+        target_link_libraries(audio_core PRIVATE SDL2-static)
+    else()
+        target_link_libraries(audio_core PRIVATE SDL2)
+    endif()
     target_compile_definitions(audio_core PRIVATE HAVE_SDL2)
 endif()
diff --git a/src/input_common/CMakeLists.txt b/src/input_common/CMakeLists.txt
index 5b57a89c9..9e3616da0 100755
--- a/src/input_common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/input_common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -55,7 +55,11 @@ if (ENABLE_SDL2)
         drivers/sdl_driver.cpp
         drivers/sdl_driver.h
     )
-    target_link_libraries(input_common PRIVATE SDL2)
+    if (YUZU_USE_EXTERNAL_SDL2)
+        target_link_libraries(input_common PRIVATE SDL2-static)
+    else()
+        target_link_libraries(input_common PRIVATE SDL2)
+    endif()
     target_compile_definitions(input_common PRIVATE HAVE_SDL2)
 endif()
 
diff --git a/src/yuzu/CMakeLists.txt b/src/yuzu/CMakeLists.txt
index a29493437..7a3778863 100755
--- a/src/yuzu/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/yuzu/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -390,7 +390,11 @@ if (YUZU_USE_BUNDLED_QT AND QT_VERSION VERSION_LESS 6)
 endif()
 
 if (ENABLE_SDL2)
-    target_link_libraries(yuzu PRIVATE SDL2)
+    if (YUZU_USE_EXTERNAL_SDL2)
+        target_link_libraries(yuzu PRIVATE SDL2-static)
+    else()
+        target_link_libraries(yuzu PRIVATE SDL2)
+    endif()
     target_compile_definitions(yuzu PRIVATE HAVE_SDL2)
 endif()