diff --git a/cmake/finders/FindCEF.cmake b/cmake/finders/FindCEF.cmake
index ced4d4b6e..8543d8283 100644
--- a/cmake/finders/FindCEF.cmake
+++ b/cmake/finders/FindCEF.cmake
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ if(CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL Windows)
   find_program(
     CEF_LIBRARY_RELEASE
     NAMES cef.dll libcef.dll
+    NO_DEFAULT_PATH
     PATHS "${CEF_ROOT_DIR}" "${CEF_ROOT_DIR}/Release"
     DOC "Chromium Embedded Framework library location")