diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 27cecf1ec..e76470fb5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ if (HAIKU)
   set(LINKER_LANGUAGE CXX)
 endif()
 
+set(EXTRA_LIBS)
+set(EXTRA_LDFLAGS)
+
 # This is a virtual "library" that just exists to collect up compiler and
 #  linker options that used to be global to this CMake project. When you
 #  specify it as part of a real library's target_link_libraries(), that
@@ -2116,52 +2119,40 @@ elseif(APPLE)
 
   # Actually load the frameworks at the end so we don't duplicate include.
   if(SDL_FRAMEWORK_COREVIDEO)
-    find_library(COREVIDEO CoreVideo)
-    list(APPEND EXTRA_LIBS ${COREVIDEO})
+    list(APPEND EXTRA_LDFLAGS "-Wl,-framework,CoreVideo")
   endif()
   if(SDL_FRAMEWORK_COCOA)
-    find_library(COCOA_LIBRARY Cocoa)
-    list(APPEND EXTRA_LIBS ${COCOA_LIBRARY})
+    list(APPEND EXTRA_LDFLAGS "-Wl,-framework,Cocoa")
   endif()
   if(SDL_FRAMEWORK_IOKIT)
-    find_library(IOKIT IOKit)
-    list(APPEND EXTRA_LIBS ${IOKIT})
+    list(APPEND EXTRA_LDFLAGS "-Wl,-framework,IOKit")
   endif()
   if(SDL_FRAMEWORK_FF)
-    find_library(FORCEFEEDBACK ForceFeedback)
-    list(APPEND EXTRA_LIBS ${FORCEFEEDBACK})
+    list(APPEND EXTRA_LDFLAGS "-Wl,-framework,ForceFeedback")
   endif()
   if(SDL_FRAMEWORK_CARBON)
-    find_library(CARBON_LIBRARY Carbon)
-    list(APPEND EXTRA_LIBS ${CARBON_LIBRARY})
+    list(APPEND EXTRA_LDFLAGS "-Wl,-framework,Carbon")
   endif()
   if(SDL_FRAMEWORK_COREAUDIO)
-    find_library(COREAUDIO CoreAudio)
-    list(APPEND EXTRA_LIBS ${COREAUDIO})
+    list(APPEND EXTRA_LDFLAGS "-Wl,-framework,CoreAudio")
   endif()
   if(SDL_FRAMEWORK_AUDIOTOOLBOX)
-    find_library(AUDIOTOOLBOX AudioToolbox)
-    list(APPEND EXTRA_LIBS ${AUDIOTOOLBOX})
+    list(APPEND EXTRA_LDFLAGS "-Wl,-framework,AudioToolbox")
   endif()
   if(SDL_FRAMEWORK_AVFOUNDATION)
-    find_library(AVFOUNDATION AVFoundation)
-    list(APPEND EXTRA_LIBS ${AVFOUNDATION})
+    list(APPEND EXTRA_LDFLAGS "-Wl,-framework,AVFoundation")
   endif()
   if(SDL_FRAMEWORK_COREBLUETOOTH)
-    find_library(COREBLUETOOTH CoreBluetooth)
-    list(APPEND EXTRA_LIBS ${COREBLUETOOTH})
+    list(APPEND EXTRA_LDFLAGS "-Wl,-framework,CoreBluetooth")
   endif()
   if(SDL_FRAMEWORK_COREGRAPHICS)
-    find_library(COREGRAPHICS CoreGraphics)
-    list(APPEND EXTRA_LIBS ${COREGRAPHICS})
+    list(APPEND EXTRA_LDFLAGS "-Wl,-framework,CoreGraphics")
   endif()
   if(SDL_FRAMEWORK_COREMOTION)
-    find_library(COREMOTION CoreMotion)
-    list(APPEND EXTRA_LIBS ${COREMOTION})
+    list(APPEND EXTRA_LDFLAGS "-Wl,-framework,CoreMotion")
   endif()
   if(SDL_FRAMEWORK_FOUNDATION)
-    find_library(FOUNDATION Foundation)
-    list(APPEND EXTRA_LIBS ${FOUNDATION})
+    list(APPEND EXTRA_LDFLAGS "-Wl,-framework,Foundation")
   endif()
   if(SDL_FRAMEWORK_GAMECONTROLLER)
     find_library(GAMECONTROLLER GameController)
@@ -2171,27 +2162,23 @@ elseif(APPLE)
   endif()
   if(SDL_FRAMEWORK_METAL)
     if(IOS OR TVOS)
-      find_library(METAL Metal)
-      list(APPEND EXTRA_LIBS ${METAL})
+      list(APPEND EXTRA_LDFLAGS "-Wl,-framework,Metal")
     else()
       list(APPEND EXTRA_LDFLAGS "-Wl,-weak_framework,Metal")
     endif()
   endif()
   if(SDL_FRAMEWORK_OPENGLES)
-    find_library(OPENGLES OpenGLES)
-    list(APPEND EXTRA_LIBS ${OPENGLES})
+    list(APPEND EXTRA_LDFLAGS "-Wl,-framework,OpenGLES")
   endif()
   if(SDL_FRAMEWORK_QUARTZCORE)
     if(IOS OR TVOS)
-      find_library(QUARTZCORE QuartzCore)
-      list(APPEND EXTRA_LIBS ${QUARTZCORE})
+      list(APPEND EXTRA_LDFLAGS "-Wl,-framework,QuartzCore")
     else()
       list(APPEND EXTRA_LDFLAGS "-Wl,-weak_framework,QuartzCore")
     endif()
   endif()
   if(SDL_FRAMEWORK_UIKIT)
-    find_library(UIKIT UIKit)
-    list(APPEND EXTRA_LIBS ${UIKIT})
+    list(APPEND EXTRA_LDFLAGS "-Wl,-framework,UIKit")
   endif()
   if(SDL_FRAMEWORK_COREHAPTICS)
     find_library(COREHAPTICS CoreHaptics)