diff --git a/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
index 24c3000ae0..356e52bf4c 100644
--- a/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -222,17 +222,20 @@ add_subdirectory(OpenAL EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 # FAudio
 set(FAUDIO_TARGET 3rdparty_dummy_lib)
 if(USE_FAUDIO)
+	# FAudio depends on SDL2
+	find_package(SDL2)
+	if (NOT SDL2_FOUND OR SDL2_VERSION VERSION_LESS 2.0.9)
+		message(FATAL_ERROR "-- RPCS3: FAudio requires SDL 2.0.9 or newer.")
+	endif()
 	if (USE_SYSTEM_FAUDIO)
-		find_package(FAudio-config)
-		target_compile_definitions(FAudio INTERFACE -DHAVE_FAUDIO)
-		set(FAUDIO_TARGET FAudio)
+		message(STATUS "RPCS3: Using system FAudio")
+		find_package(FAudio REQUIRED CONFIGS FAudio-config.cmake)
+		add_library(3rdparty_FAudio INTERFACE)
+		target_link_libraries(3rdparty_FAudio INTERFACE FAudio)
+		target_compile_definitions(3rdparty_FAudio INTERFACE -DHAVE_FAUDIO)
+		set(FAUDIO_TARGET 3rdparty_FAudio)
 	else()
-		# FAudio depends on SDL2
-		find_package(SDL2)
-		if (NOT SDL2_FOUND OR SDL2_VERSION VERSION_LESS 2.0.9)
-			message(FATAL_ERROR "-- RPCS3: FAudio requires SDL 2.0.9 or newer.")
-		endif()
-
+		message(STATUS "RPCS3: Using builtin FAudio")
 		set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OFF CACHE BOOL "Build shared library")
 		add_subdirectory(FAudio EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 		target_compile_definitions(FAudio INTERFACE -DHAVE_FAUDIO)