diff --git a/cmake/build_helpers.cmake b/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
index 0cdbfb570..1455a222d 100644
--- a/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
@@ -590,7 +590,9 @@ endfunction()
 macro(detectBundledPlugins)
     file(GLOB PLUGINS_DIRS "plugins/*")
 
-    if (NOT DEFINED IMHEX_INCLUDE_PLUGINS)
+    if (IMHEX_INCLUDE_PLUGINS)
+        set(PLUGINS ${IMHEX_INCLUDE_PLUGINS})
+    else()
         foreach(PLUGIN_DIR ${PLUGINS_DIRS})
             if (EXISTS "${PLUGIN_DIR}/CMakeLists.txt")
                 get_filename_component(PLUGIN_NAME ${PLUGIN_DIR} NAME)
@@ -599,8 +601,6 @@ macro(detectBundledPlugins)
                 endif ()
             endif()
         endforeach()
-    else()
-        set(PLUGINS ${IMHEX_INCLUDE_PLUGINS})
     endif()
 
     foreach(PLUGIN_NAME ${PLUGINS})