diff --git a/Tools/CMake/torque3d.cmake b/Tools/CMake/torque3d.cmake
index e934e37b47..77a210b8e6 100644
--- a/Tools/CMake/torque3d.cmake
+++ b/Tools/CMake/torque3d.cmake
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ if(TORQUE_SDL)
       set(SDL_SHARED ON CACHE BOOL "Build a shared version of the library" FORCE)
       set(SDL_STATIC OFF CACHE BOOL "Build a static version of the library" FORCE)
     endif()
-    add_subdirectory( ${libDir}/sdl ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/sdl2)
+    add_subdirectory( ${libDir}/sdl ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/sdl2 EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
     link_directories( ${libDir}/sdl ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/sdl2)
 endif()