diff --git a/cmake/dep-link.cmake b/cmake/dep-link.cmake
index 90c7707e..d4b33b4d 100644
--- a/cmake/dep-link.cmake
+++ b/cmake/dep-link.cmake
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ IF (WITH_VIDEO)
             target_link_libraries(simh_video INTERFACE ${SDL_ttf_LIBRARIES})
             target_include_directories(simh_video INTERFACE ${SDL_ttf_INCLUDE_DIRS})
             list(APPEND VIDEO_PKG_STATUS "detected SDL2_ttf")
+        ELSEIF (TARGET SDL2_ttf::SDL2_ttf-static)
+            target_link_libraries(simh_video INTERFACE SDL2_ttf::SDL2_ttf-static)
+            list(APPEND VIDEO_PKG_STATUS "SDL2_ttf static")
         ELSE ()
             message(FATAL_ERROR "SDL2_ttf_FOUND set but no SDL2_ttf::SDL2_ttf import library or SDL_ttf_LIBRARIES/SDL_ttf_INCLUDE_DIRS? ")
         ENDIF ()