diff --git a/cmake/LinuxCrosscompile.cmake b/cmake/LinuxCrosscompile.cmake
index c32efeac5..57e4b3a5c 100644
--- a/cmake/LinuxCrosscompile.cmake
+++ b/cmake/LinuxCrosscompile.cmake
@@ -7,13 +7,34 @@ set(CMAKE_LINKER lld-link)
 set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_FRONTEND_VARIANT MSVC)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_FRONTEND_VARIANT MSVC)
 
-# TODO add check that WINDOWS_SDK_PATH is real
-
 set(WINDOWS_SDK_PATH "" CACHE PATH "Path to Windows SDK root")
 set(CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_PLATFORM_VARIABLES WINDOWS_SDK_PATH) # You have no idea how much suffering I went through to get this solution. I hate this build system with all my 
 
 message(STATUS "WINDOWS_SDK_PATH=${WINDOWS_SDK_PATH}")
 
+if(NOT WINDOWS_SDK_PATH)
+    if(DEFINED ENV{WINDOWS_SDK_PATH})
+        # rm: check if defined within env instead
+        set(WINDOWS_SDK_PATH $ENV{WINDOWS_SDK_PATH})
+    else()
+        # rm: not found? check to find msbuild wrapper from mscv-wine
+        find_program(_msbuild_exe msbuild)
+        if(_msbuild_exe)
+            get_filename_component(_msbuild_bin ${_msbuild_exe} DIRECTORY)   # .../bin/x64
+            get_filename_component(_candidate   "${_msbuild_bin}/.."  ABSOLUTE) # .../bin
+            if(NOT IS_DIRECTORY "${_candidate}/vc")
+                get_filename_component(_candidate "${_candidate}/.." ABSOLUTE)  # .../<root>
+            endif()
+            message(STATUS "Found Windows SDK Path in ${_candidate}")
+            set(WINDOWS_SDK_PATH ${_candidate})
+        else()
+            # rm: assume /opt/msvc as a fallback (which is usually the default path)
+            message(STATUS "Fallback to ${_candidate}")
+            set(WINDOWS_SDK_PATH /opt/msvc)
+        endif()
+    endif()
+endif()
+
 if(NOT EXISTS "${WINDOWS_SDK_PATH}/kits/10/Include")
     message(FATAL_ERROR "Invalid WINDOWS_SDK_PATH: ${WINDOWS_SDK_PATH}")
 endif()