diff --git a/externals/CMakeLists.txt b/externals/CMakeLists.txt
index 53dc89fdce..0c38444881 100644
--- a/externals/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/externals/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -245,10 +245,19 @@ endif()
 
 # Cubeb
 if (ENABLE_CUBEB)
-    set(BUILD_TESTS OFF CACHE BOOL "")
-    set(BUILD_TOOLS OFF CACHE BOOL "")
-    set(BUNDLE_SPEEX ON CACHE BOOL "")
-    add_subdirectory(cubeb EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
+    if(USE_SYSTEM_CUBEB)
+        find_package(cubeb REQUIRED)
+        add_library(cubeb INTERFACE)
+        target_link_libraries(cubeb INTERFACE cubeb::cubeb)
+        if(TARGET cubeb::cubeb)
+            message(STATUS "Found system cubeb")
+        endif()
+    else()
+        set(BUILD_TESTS OFF CACHE BOOL "")
+        set(BUILD_TOOLS OFF CACHE BOOL "")
+        set(BUNDLE_SPEEX ON CACHE BOOL "")
+        add_subdirectory(cubeb EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
+    endif()
 endif()
 
 # DiscordRPC
diff --git a/externals/cmake-modules/CitraHandleSystemLibs.cmake b/externals/cmake-modules/CitraHandleSystemLibs.cmake
index ad341586ff..c14b1831d2 100644
--- a/externals/cmake-modules/CitraHandleSystemLibs.cmake
+++ b/externals/cmake-modules/CitraHandleSystemLibs.cmake
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ option(USE_SYSTEM_GLSLANG "Use the system glslang and SPIR-V libraries (instead
 option(USE_SYSTEM_ZSTD "Use the system Zstandard library (instead of the bundled one)" OFF)
 option(USE_SYSTEM_ENET "Use the system libenet (instead of the bundled one)" OFF)
 option(USE_SYSTEM_CRYPTOPP "Use the system cryptopp (instead of the bundled one)" OFF)
+option(USE_SYSTEM_CUBEB "Use the system cubeb (instead of the bundled one)" OFF)
 
 # Qt and MoltenVK are handled separately
 CMAKE_DEPENDENT_OPTION(DISABLE_SYSTEM_SDL2 "Disable system SDL2" OFF "USE_SYSTEM_LIBS" OFF)
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ CMAKE_DEPENDENT_OPTION(DISABLE_SYSTEM_GLSLANG "Disable system glslang" OFF "USE_
 CMAKE_DEPENDENT_OPTION(DISABLE_SYSTEM_ZSTD "Disable system Zstandard" OFF "USE_SYSTEM_LIBS" OFF)
 CMAKE_DEPENDENT_OPTION(DISABLE_SYSTEM_ENET "Disable system libenet" OFF "USE_SYSTEM_LIBS" OFF)
 CMAKE_DEPENDENT_OPTION(DISABLE_SYSTEM_CRYPTOPP "Disable system cryptopp" OFF "USE_SYSTEM_LIBS" OFF)
+CMAKE_DEPENDENT_OPTION(DISABLE_SYSTEM_CUBEB "Disable system cubeb" OFF "USE_SYSTEM_LIBS" OFF)
 
 set(LIB_VAR_LIST
     SDL2
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ set(LIB_VAR_LIST
     ZSTD
     ENET
     CRYPTOPP
+    CUBEB
     )
 
 # First, check that USE_SYSTEM_XXX is not used with USE_SYSTEM_LIBS