diff --git a/src/libigl/CMakeLists.txt b/src/libigl/CMakeLists.txt
index 0852fad72..3daac757b 100644
--- a/src/libigl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/libigl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ if(libigl_FOUND)
     target_link_libraries(libigl INTERFACE igl::core)
 else()
     message(STATUS "IGL NOT found, using bundled version...")
-    target_include_directories(libigl INTERFACE SYSTEM ${LIBDIR}/libigl)
+    target_include_directories(libigl SYSTEM BEFORE INTERFACE ${LIBDIR}/libigl)
 endif()