SDL2: "/usr/lib/libSDL2.a" does not exist when using CMake

When using CMake with the following dummy CMakeLists.txt:

cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.9.0)
find_package(SDL2 REQUIRED)

CMake displays the following error:

CMake Error at /usr/lib/cmake/SDL2/SDL2Targets.cmake:97 (message):
  The imported target "SDL2::SDL2-static" references the file

     "/usr/lib/libSDL2.a"

  but this file does not exist.  Possible reasons include:

  * The file was deleted, renamed, or moved to another location.

  * An install or uninstall procedure did not complete successfully.

  * The installation package was faulty and contained

     "/usr/lib/cmake/SDL2/SDL2Targets.cmake"

  but not all the files it references.

Call Stack (most recent call first):
  /usr/lib/cmake/SDL2/SDL2Config.cmake:1 (include)
  CMakeLists.txt:3 (find_package)