diff --git a/cmake/FindSol2.cmake b/cmake/FindSol2.cmake
index 68a6a3447..81ef5998b 100644
--- a/cmake/FindSol2.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindSol2.cmake
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ include(LibFindMacros)
 
 libfind_pkg_detect(Sol2 sol2
     FIND_PATH sol.hpp
+    PATHS ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/extern/sol/single/sol
 )
 libfind_process(Sol2)
-