diff --git a/Modules/FindSDL.cmake b/Modules/FindSDL.cmake
index f2e9f25f50..fec142ed5e 100644
--- a/Modules/FindSDL.cmake
+++ b/Modules/FindSDL.cmake
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ if(SDL_LIBRARY_TEMP)
   if(SDLMAIN_LIBRARY AND NOT SDL_BUILDING_LIBRARY)
     list(FIND SDL_LIBRARY_TEMP "${SDLMAIN_LIBRARY}" _SDL_MAIN_INDEX)
     if(_SDL_MAIN_INDEX EQUAL -1)
-      list(APPEND SDL_LIBRARY_TEMP "${SDLMAIN_LIBRARY}")
+      set(SDL_LIBRARY_TEMP "${SDLMAIN_LIBRARY}" ${SDL_LIBRARY_TEMP})
     endif()
     unset(_SDL_MAIN_INDEX)
   endif()