diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fcd0977c57..fa18643402 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3207,11 +3207,10 @@ if(NOT WINDOWS_STORE AND NOT SDL3_DISABLE_SDL3MAIN)
     target_link_libraries(SDL3_main PRIVATE shell32)
   endif()
   if(MINGW OR CYGWIN)
-    cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.13)
     if(CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P EQUAL 4)
-      target_link_options(SDL3_main PUBLIC "$<$<STREQUAL:$<TARGET_PROPERTY:TYPE>,EXECUTABLE>:-Wl,--undefined=_WinMain@16>")
+      target_link_libraries(SDL3_main PUBLIC "$<$<STREQUAL:$<TARGET_PROPERTY:TYPE>,EXECUTABLE>:-Wl,--undefined=_WinMain@16>")
     else()
-      target_link_options(SDL3_main PUBLIC "$<$<STREQUAL:$<TARGET_PROPERTY:TYPE>,EXECUTABLE>:-Wl,--undefined=WinMain>")
+      target_link_libraries(SDL3_main PUBLIC "$<$<STREQUAL:$<TARGET_PROPERTY:TYPE>,EXECUTABLE>:-Wl,--undefined=WinMain>")
     endif()
   endif()
   if (NOT ANDROID)