diff --git a/CMake/Dependencies.cmake b/CMake/Dependencies.cmake
index 9d83d344a..d30d2a096 100644
--- a/CMake/Dependencies.cmake
+++ b/CMake/Dependencies.cmake
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ if(EMSCRIPTEN)
   emscripten_system_library("SDL2" SDL2::SDL2 USE_SDL=2 USE_PTHREADS=1)
   list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/3rdParty/SDL2/CMake")
 elseif(USE_SDL1)
-  find_package(SDL REQUIRED)
+  find_package(SDL 1.2.10 REQUIRED)
   include_directories(${SDL_INCLUDE_DIR})
 else()
   dependency_options("SDL2" DEVILUTIONX_SYSTEM_SDL2 ON DEVILUTIONX_STATIC_SDL2)