diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index c19cebaf..4f40c5b1 100755
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ include_directories(SYSTEM .)
 file(GLOB raylib_sources *.c)
 list(REMOVE_ITEM raylib_sources ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/rglfw.c)
 
-if(NOT glfw3_FOUND AND NOT USE_EXTERNAL_GLFW AND "${PLATFORM}" MATCHES "Desktop")
+# Explicitly check against "ON", because USE_EXTERNAL_GLFW is a tristate option
+if(NOT glfw3_FOUND AND NOT USE_EXTERNAL_GLFW STREQUAL "ON" AND "${PLATFORM}" MATCHES "Desktop")
   set(GLFW_BUILD_DOCS OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
   set(GLFW_BUILD_TESTS OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
   set(GLFW_BUILD_EXAMPLES OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)