diff --git a/ci/cmake-preloads/config-windows.txt b/ci/cmake-preloads/config-windows.txt
index 48f435094..fe0dbdb2f 100644
--- a/ci/cmake-preloads/config-windows.txt
+++ b/ci/cmake-preloads/config-windows.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ message("PRELOADING windows cache")
 set (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "Debug" CACHE STRING "build type")
 set (WITH_SERVER ON CACHE BOOL "build with server")
 set (WITH_SAMPLE ON CACHE BOOL "build with sample")
+set (WITH_CLIENT_SDL OFF CACHE BOOL "build with SDL client")
 set (WITH_PROXY_MODULES "OFF" CACHE BOOL "Do not build proxy modules")
 set (CHANNEL_URBDRC OFF CACHE BOOL "USB redirection")
 set (BUILD_TESTING ON CACHE BOOL "build testing")