diff --git a/examples/example_sdl3_sdlgpu/example_sdl3_sdlgpu.vcxproj b/examples/example_sdl3_sdlgpu/example_sdl3_sdlgpu.vcxproj
index 0cf97d73c4af..f1b9dc582adb 100644
--- a/examples/example_sdl3_sdlgpu/example_sdl3_sdlgpu.vcxproj
+++ b/examples/example_sdl3_sdlgpu/example_sdl3_sdlgpu.vcxproj
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
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+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..;..\..\backends;%SDL3_DIR%\include;$(VcpkgCurrentInstalledDir)include\SDL3;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
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@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
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-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..;..\..\backends;%SDL3_DIR%\include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..;..\..\backends;%SDL3_DIR%\include;$(VcpkgCurrentInstalledDir)include\SDL3;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_MBCS;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
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@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
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-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..;..\..\backends;%SDL3_DIR%\include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..;..\..\backends;%SDL3_DIR%\include;$(VcpkgCurrentInstalledDir)include\SDL3;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
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@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
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       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..;..\..\backends;%SDL3_DIR%\include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
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