diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e64b78e4..129eea72 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -516,10 +516,10 @@ else()
 	# Compile it ourselves
 	message(STATUS "Using local FreeType")
 	if(FORCE_LOCAL_LIBS)
-		set(CMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_HarfBuzz ON)
-		set(CMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_ZLIB ON)
-		set(CMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_PNG ON)
-		set(CMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_BZip2 ON)
+		set(CMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_HarfBuzz ON CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE)
+		set(CMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_ZLIB ON CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE)
+		set(CMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_PNG ON CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE)
+		set(CMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_BZip2 ON CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE)
 	endif()
 	add_subdirectory("external/freetype" EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 	target_link_libraries(CSE2 PRIVATE freetype)