diff --git a/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
index 5de99ee24a..6dfd7d21a1 100644
--- a/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -342,7 +342,9 @@ set(FAUDIO_TARGET 3rdparty_dummy_lib)
 if(USE_FAUDIO)
 	# FAudio depends on SDL2
 	pkg_check_modules(SDL2 sdl2)
-	if(SDL2_FOUND)
+	if (NOT SDL2_FOUND OR SDL2_VERSION VERSION_LESS 2.0.9)
+		message("-- RPCS3: FAudio requires SDL 2.0.9 or newer.")
+	else()
 		add_subdirectory(FAudio EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 		target_compile_definitions(FAudio INTERFACE -DHAVE_FAUDIO)
 		set(FAUDIO_TARGET FAudio)