diff --git a/spine-sdl/CMakeLists.txt b/spine-sdl/CMakeLists.txt
index e0109f838..b2ada59fb 100644
--- a/spine-sdl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/spine-sdl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,20 +16,22 @@ FetchContent_MakeAvailable(SDL)
 include_directories(src)
 
 add_library(spine-sdl-c STATIC src/spine-sdl-c.c src/spine-sdl-c.h src/stb_image.h)
-target_link_libraries(spine-sdl-c LINK_PUBLIC SDL2 spine-c)
+target_link_libraries(spine-sdl-c LINK_PUBLIC SDL2-static spine-c)
 install(TARGETS spine-sdl-c DESTINATION dist/lib)
 install(FILES src/spine-sdl-c.h src/stb_image.h DESTINATION dist/include)
 
 add_library(spine-sdl-cpp STATIC src/spine-sdl-cpp.cpp src/spine-sdl-cpp.h src/stb_image.h)
-target_link_libraries(spine-sdl-cpp LINK_PUBLIC SDL2 spine-cpp)
+target_link_libraries(spine-sdl-cpp LINK_PUBLIC SDL2-static spine-cpp)
 install(TARGETS spine-sdl-cpp DESTINATION dist/lib)
 install(FILES src/spine-sdl-cpp.h src/stb_image.h DESTINATION dist/include)
 
 add_executable(spine-sdl-c-example example/main.c)
-target_link_libraries(spine-sdl-c-example SDL2 spine-sdl-c)
+target_link_libraries(spine-sdl-c-example SDL2-static spine-sdl-c)
+set_property(TARGET spine-sdl-c-example PROPERTY VS_DEBUGGER_WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/spine-sdl")
 
 add_executable(spine-sdl-cpp-example example/main.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(spine-sdl-cpp-example SDL2 spine-sdl-cpp)
+target_link_libraries(spine-sdl-cpp-example SDL2-static spine-sdl-cpp)
+set_property(TARGET spine-sdl-cpp-example PROPERTY VS_DEBUGGER_WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/spine-sdl")
 
 # copy data to build directory
 add_custom_command(TARGET spine-sdl-c-example PRE_BUILD
diff --git a/spine-sdl/example/main.c b/spine-sdl/example/main.c
index 8992a0ef1..77512e131 100644
--- a/spine-sdl/example/main.c
+++ b/spine-sdl/example/main.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 #include <spine-sdl-c.h>
 #include <SDL.h>
+#undef main
 
 int main() {
 	if (SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO)) {
diff --git a/spine-sdl/example/main.cpp b/spine-sdl/example/main.cpp
index 50083a6b8..18c3052f0 100644
--- a/spine-sdl/example/main.cpp
+++ b/spine-sdl/example/main.cpp
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@
 
 #include <spine-sdl-cpp.h>
 #include <SDL.h>
+#undef main
 
-int main() {
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	if (SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO)) {
 		printf("Error: %s", SDL_GetError());
 		return -1;